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Kilometers to astronomical units

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6.685×10⁻⁹AU

Nothing on our list is smaller: the Moon is 384,400× further. Light takes about 5.559×10⁻⁸ minutes to cross it.

What it means

How far is that?

One astronomical unit is defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 m, and a light-year uses the Julian year of 365.25 days.

The math

How to convert km to AU

To convert kilometers to astronomical units, multiply by 6.685×10⁻⁹.

Example: 1 km × 6.685×10⁻⁹ = 6.685×10⁻⁹ AU.

In the other direction, 1 AU = 149,598,000 km.

Every unit

Your distance in every unit

Tables

km to AU conversion table

km to AU conversion table
kmAU
0.1 km6.685×10⁻¹⁰ AU
0.5 km3.342×10⁻⁹ AU
1 km6.685×10⁻⁹ AU
2 km1.337×10⁻⁸ AU
5 km3.342×10⁻⁸ AU
10 km6.685×10⁻⁸ AU
25 km1.671×10⁻⁷ AU
50 km3.342×10⁻⁷ AU
100 km6.685×10⁻⁷ AU
500 km3.342×10⁻⁶ AU
1,000 km6.685×10⁻⁶ AU
AU to km conversion table
AU to km conversion table
AUkm
0.1 AU14,959,800 km
0.5 AU74,798,900 km
1 AU149,598,000 km
2 AU299,196,000 km
5 AU747,989,000 km
10 AU1.496×10⁹ km
25 AU3.74×10⁹ km
50 AU7.48×10⁹ km
100 AU1.496×10¹⁰ km
500 AU7.48×10¹⁰ km
1,000 AU1.496×10¹¹ km

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many AU is 1 km?
1 km is 6.685×10⁻⁹ AU.
How many AU is 10 km?
10 km is 6.685×10⁻⁸ AU.

The units

About these units

Kilometers (km)

Kilometers, which run out of usefulness beyond the planets.

Astronomical units (AU)

The Earth–Sun distance, fixed at 149,597,870,700 m. The ruler of the solar system.

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