Convert Astronomical Units to Light Seconds
How many light seconds are in an astronomical unit? Easy AU to light seconds conversion.From
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1 Astronomical Unit ≈
499.00478 Light Seconds
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Astronomical Units
An astronomical unit is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Estimates of this distance have varied over time. It is now defined as exactly 149,597,870.7 kilometers.
Light Seconds
A light second is the distance that light travels in one second. It is exactly 299,792.458 kilometers or about 186,000 miles.