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Astronomical units to kilometers

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149,597,900km

That's about the same as the Sun. Light takes about 8.317 minutes to cross it.

What it means

How far is that?

One astronomical unit is defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 m, and a light-year uses the Julian year of 365.25 days.

The math

How to convert AU to km

To convert astronomical units to kilometers, multiply by 149,598,000.

Example: 1 AU × 149,598,000 = 149,598,000 km.

In the other direction, 1 km = 6.685×10⁻⁹ AU.

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Tables

AU to km conversion table

AU to km conversion table
AUkm
0.1 AU14,959,800 km
0.5 AU74,798,900 km
1 AU149,598,000 km
2 AU299,196,000 km
5 AU747,989,000 km
10 AU1.496×10⁹ km
25 AU3.74×10⁹ km
50 AU7.48×10⁹ km
100 AU1.496×10¹⁰ km
500 AU7.48×10¹⁰ km
1,000 AU1.496×10¹¹ km
km to AU conversion table
km to AU conversion table
kmAU
0.1 km6.685×10⁻¹⁰ AU
0.5 km3.342×10⁻⁹ AU
1 km6.685×10⁻⁹ AU
2 km1.337×10⁻⁸ AU
5 km3.342×10⁻⁸ AU
10 km6.685×10⁻⁸ AU
25 km1.671×10⁻⁷ AU
50 km3.342×10⁻⁷ AU
100 km6.685×10⁻⁷ AU
500 km3.342×10⁻⁶ AU
1,000 km6.685×10⁻⁶ AU

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many km is 1 AU?
1 AU is 149,598,000 km.
How many km is 10 AU?
10 AU is 1.496×10⁹ km.

The units

About these units

Astronomical units (AU)

The Earth–Sun distance, fixed at 149,597,870,700 m. The ruler of the solar system.

Kilometers (km)

Kilometers, which run out of usefulness beyond the planets.

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