Astronomical Unit to Petameter
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How to Convert Astronomical Unit to Petameter
To convert AU to km: multiply by 149,597,870.7. To convert AU to light-years: divide by 63,241.
1 AU = 149,597,870,700 m ≈ 149.598 Gm ≈ 499 light-seconds ≈ 8.317 light-minutes.
For example, 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.0001495978707 Petameter (Pm).
Astronomical Unit to Petameter — Common Values
| Astronomical Unit (AU) | Petameter (Pm) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.00001495978707 |
| 0.5 | 0.00007479893535 |
| 1 | 0.0001495978707 |
| 2 | 0.0002991957414 |
| 5 | 0.0007479893535 |
| 10 | 0.001495978707 |
| 25 | 0.003739946767 |
| 50 | 0.007479893535 |
| 100 | 0.01495978707 |
| 500 | 0.07479893535 |
| 1000 | 0.1495978707 |
About Astronomical Unit (AU)
The astronomical unit is a unit of length approximating the mean Earth-Sun distance, defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 meters.
1 AU = 149,597,870,700 m ≈ 149.598 Gm ≈ 499 light-seconds ≈ 8.317 light-minutes.
To convert AU to km: multiply by 149,597,870.7. To convert AU to light-years: divide by 63,241.
Spacecraft mission planning, expressing planetary orbit sizes, and solar system scale models.
Light takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel 1 AU. Mars is about 1.52 AU from the Sun, Jupiter about 5.2 AU.
Thinking the AU is the exact Earth-Sun distance — Earth's actual distance varies from ~147 to ~152 Gm over the year due to orbital eccentricity.
AU makes the solar system manageable: Mercury ≈ 0.39 AU, Venus ≈ 0.72, Earth = 1, Mars ≈ 1.52, Jupiter ≈ 5.2, Saturn ≈ 9.5.
