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Astronomical unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An astronomical unit (abbreviated as AU , au , a.u. , or sometimes ua ) is a unit of length roughly equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is approximately 150 million ...
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The Astronomical Unit (AU) represents a distance of Earth's average distance to the Sun, or about 93,000,000 miles. ... The Astronomical Unit (AU) represents a distance of Earth's average distance to the Sun, or about 93,000,000 miles. Giving the distance between the Sun and Pluto as 40 AU allows the use of smaller,
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The Astronomical Unit (AU) represents a distance of Earth's average distance to the Sun, or about 93,000,000 miles. ... Astronomical Unit (AU) : The average distance from the Earth to the Sun. One AU = 93 million miles or 149.6 million km. At 100 mph (160 kph) it would take more than 100 years to go 1 AU.
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A presentation of the astronomical unit and a consistent set of related solar-system constants. ... The author reviews past determinations of the astronomical unit and the solar parallax by optical and dynamical methods, and derives a current "best estimate." The recent radar determinations, which appear to yield a...
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When one employs the Mercury/Sun distance as the astronomical unit for other measurements and aspects within the solar system, very distinct patterns emerge. We shall review a few of these patterns and aspects in this extract. ... By using the Mercury/Sun distance as the astronomical unit, then, the belt of asteroids within...
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Astronomical Unit (A.U.): average distance between Earth and the Sun. ... Light-year (l.-y.): distance covered in one year by the light, at the speed of 299.793 km/s. ... Astronomical Unit (A.U.) 149.600.000 1 0,0000158 0,0000048...
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