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Light-hours to astronomical units

Type a value in lh to get it in AU instantly.

7.214AU

That's 4.8× as far as Mars (average), while Neptune is 4.2× farther.

What it means

How far is that?

Light in vacuum: 299,792.458 km/s, exact by definition. Planet distances change with orbits; references are typical.

The math

How to convert lh to AU

To convert light-hours to astronomical units, multiply by 7.21436.

Example: 1 lh × 7.21436 = 7.21436 AU.

In the other direction, 1 AU = 0.138612 lh.

Every unit

That distance in every unit

Tables

lh to AU conversion table

lh to AU conversion table
lhAU
0.1 lh0.721436 AU
0.5 lh3.60718 AU
1 lh7.21436 AU
2 lh14.4287 AU
3 lh21.6431 AU
5 lh36.0718 AU
8.3 lh59.8792 AU
10 lh72.1436 AU
12.5 lh90.1795 AU
20 lh144.287 AU
30 lh216.431 AU
43 lh310.217 AU
60 lh432.862 AU
250 lh1,803.59 AU
AU to lh conversion table
AU to lh conversion table
AUlh
0.1 AU0.0138612 lh
0.5 AU0.0693062 lh
1 AU0.138612 lh
2 AU0.277225 lh
3 AU0.415837 lh
5 AU0.693062 lh
8.3 AU1.15048 lh
10 AU1.38612 lh
12.5 AU1.73266 lh
20 AU2.77225 lh
30 AU4.15837 lh
43 AU5.96033 lh
60 AU8.31675 lh
250 AU34.6531 lh

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many AU is 1 lh?
1 lh is 7.21436 AU.
How many AU is 10 lh?
10 lh is 72.1436 AU.

The units

About these units

Light-hours (lh)

Distance light travels in one hour.

Astronomical units (AU)

Mean Earth–Sun distance.

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