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Distance, height, thickness and astronomical length.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultls → auConvert light-second to astronomical unit
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Unit conversion. Made clear.
Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through metre
Enter a light-second value to calculate astronomical unit with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
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All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| quectometrefrom ls | qm | Interactive |
| rontometrefrom ls | rm | Interactive |
| yoctometrefrom ls | ym | Interactive |
| zeptometrefrom ls | zm | Interactive |
| attometrefrom ls | am | Interactive |
| femtometrefrom ls | fm | Interactive |
| picometrefrom ls | pm | Interactive |
| nanometrefrom ls | nm | Interactive |
| ångströmfrom ls | Å | Interactive |
| micrometrefrom ls | µm | Interactive |
| millimetrefrom ls | mm | Interactive |
| centimetrefrom ls | cm | Interactive |
| decimetrefrom ls | dm | Interactive |
| metrefrom ls | m | Interactive |
| decametrefrom ls | dam | Interactive |
| hectometrefrom ls | hm | Interactive |
| kilometrefrom ls | km | Interactive |
| megametrefrom ls | Mm | Interactive |
| gigametrefrom ls | Gm | Interactive |
| terametrefrom ls | Tm | Interactive |
| petametrefrom ls | Pm | Interactive |
| exametrefrom ls | Em | Interactive |
| zettametrefrom ls | Zm | Interactive |
| yottametrefrom ls | Ym | Interactive |
| ronnametrefrom ls | Rm | Interactive |
| quettametrefrom ls | Qm | Interactive |
| thou / milfrom ls | mil | Interactive |
| inchfrom ls | in | Interactive |
| footfrom ls | ft | Interactive |
| yardfrom ls | yd | Interactive |
| chainfrom ls | ch | Interactive |
| furlongfrom ls | fur | Interactive |
| international milefrom ls | mi | Interactive |
| nautical milefrom ls | nmi | Interactive |
| U.S. survey footfrom ls | ftUS | Interactive |
| typographic pointfrom ls | pt | Interactive |
| astronomical unitfrom ls | au | Interactive |
| light-secondfrom ls | ls | Interactive |
| light-yearfrom ls | ly | Interactive |
| parsecfrom ls | pc | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.