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AU

Kilometer

149,597,870.7 km

Miles92,955,807.3 mi
Light-Minutes8.3167 light-min

Kilometres vs Distance

Formel

## The Astronomical Unit **1 AU = 149 597 870.7 km (exact, IAU 2012)** Light takes about 8.317 minutes to travel 1 AU. The AU is the fundamental baseline for solar system distances.

Lösungsbeispiel

Jupiter orbits at about 5.2 AU.

  1. 01km = 5.2 × 149 597 870.7 ≈ 778 million km
  2. 02Light-minutes = 5.2 × 8.317 = 43.2
  3. 03Light takes about 43 minutes to reach Jupiter from the Sun.

Häufig Gestellte Fragen

How was the AU originally measured?

Through transits of Venus and radar ranging. Since 2012 the IAU defines it as exactly 149 597 870 700 m.

How many AU to the nearest star?

Proxima Centauri is about 268 000 AU away.

What is 1 AU in light-time?

Light takes 499.0 seconds (8 min 19 s) to travel 1 AU.

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