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Astronomical unit

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The astronomical unit (AU) is the mean Sun-Earth distance, a unit of distance widely used in expressing distances in the solar system. 1 AU = 149,597,870.691 km[1], or approximately 93 million miles.

References

  1. ↑ The IAU and astronomical units - International Astronomical Union site