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Astronomical units to orbital period in days

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

365.3d

That's about the same as Earth. A year out there lasts about 1 Earth years.

What it means

How long is its year?

Kepler’s law here assumes the Sun’s mass and a circular orbit. Real orbits are ellipses, and the semi-major axis is what goes into the formula.

The math

How to convert AU to d

Kepler’s third law: period in years = (distance in AU)^1.5, and back again distance = period^(2/3). Orbital speed falls as 29.78 ÷ √distance km/s.

Example: 1 AU = 365.25 d.

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Tables

AU to d conversion table

AU to d conversion table
AUd
0.39 AU88.9584 d
0.72 AU223.146 d
1 AU365.25 d
1.52 AU684.472 d
2.8 AU1,711.3 d
5.2 AU4,331.07 d
9.5 AU10,694.9 d
19.2 AU30,728.6 d
30.1 AU60,317 d
39.5 AU90,674.6 d
100 AU365,250 d
d to AU conversion table
d to AU conversion table
dAU
0.39 d0.0104468 AU
0.72 d0.0157215 AU
1 d0.0195707 AU
1.52 d0.0258723 AU
2.8 d0.0388787 AU
5.2 d0.0587411 AU
9.5 d0.0877854 AU
19.2 d0.140327 AU
30.1 d0.189373 AU
39.5 d0.226989 AU
100 d0.421638 AU

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many d is 1 AU?
1 AU is 365.25 d.
How many d is 10 AU?
10 AU is 11,550.2 d.

The units

About these units

Astronomical units (AU)

The Earth–Sun distance, the natural ruler for the solar system.

Orbital period in days (d)

The same period in days, for the fast inner orbits.

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