Definition:Astronomical Unit/Conversion Factors
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Astronomical Unit: Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | astronomical unit | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 149 \, 597 \, 870 \, 700\) | metres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 92 \, 955 \, 807 \cdotp 273\) | miles | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 58125 \, 07409 \, 8 \times 10^{-5}\) | light years | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 4 \cdotp 84813 \, 68111 \times 10^{-6}\) | parsec |
Sources
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): $2$. Physical Constants and Conversion Factors: Table $2.4$ Miscellaneous Conversion Factors
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): astronomical unit
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): astronomical unit