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In our system an astronomical unit is the average distance from the earth to the sun which is about 93 million miles. (92,957,000 miles) This is known as 1 AU. It is used to give some concept of how far other planet are away from the sun such as Pluto which is 39.53 AU.
150 million kilometers or 93 million miles
92,955, 807 miles, or 149,597,870,700 metres.
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∙ 9y agoAn astronomical unit is the average distance from the Sun to the Earth. This equates to 149 597 871 kilometers.
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∙ 14y agoIt's the distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 150 million km.
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∙ 12y agoAn astronomical unit (AU) is the distance between the sun and the earth (149,597,870.7 kilometers or 92,955,807.3 miles).
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∙ 11y ago1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 499 light-seconds.
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∙ 7y agoAn astronomical unit can be thought of as the average distance from Earth to Sun - but actually, it's DEFINED to be exactly 149,597,870,700 meters.
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What is a unit used to measure the large distances between objects in our solar system?
The Astronomical unit is used to measure the large distances in our solar system. It is roughly the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
What is the Correct unit of measure of 1000m?
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
How far in miles is 1 AU1 Astronomical Unit?
5,865,696,000 miles = 63.102 Astronomical Units
What is an astronomiacal unit?
An Astronomical Unit is a unit of measurement roughly equal to the average distance between the Earth and the Sun; about 150 Million Kilometres.
What us an asrtonomical unit?
An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance of the earth from the sun.
How is a correct measure of an astronomical unit Example?
An astronomical unit is the mean distance from the centre of the earth to the centre of the sun.Equal to 149.6 million kilometres.
What is an astronomical unit of measure?
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Can astronomical unit be measured in pound?
No. A pound is a measure of mass where as an astronomical unit is a measure of distance. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, any attempt at measure one using the other is fundamentally flawed.
What are three astronomical units of measure?
-- the Astronomical Unit -- the Light Year -- the Parsec -- the Magnitude
What would be a good unit to measure the distance from the sun to Neptune?
Astronomical Unit (AU).
What is difference between angstrom and astronomical unit?
Angstrom=10-10 its used to measure small distance Astronomical unit =1.5x10rp16m Its used to measure large distance like frm sun to earth
What is mass of uranus in au?
AU - Astronomical Unit, is a unit for distance, and can't be used to measure mass.
What is used to measure the length from earth to the sun?
The length is called the astronomical unit.
Is an astronimical unit or light-year the larger unit of measure?
One Light-year is 63,024 Astronomical units.
What measurements are used to measure space?
(LY) Light Years and (AU) Astronomical Unit.
How do you convert astronomical units to meters per second?
An "astronomical unit" is a measure of distance - based on the distance from the Earth to the Sun. "meters per second" is a measure of speed. These are not convertable one to the other.
What astronomical unit is the measure of distance between the earth and what other celestial body?
light year
