Convert 12 Light Minutes to Astronomical Units
How far is 12 light minutes? How long is 12 light minutes in astronomical units? 12 light minutes to AU conversion.
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12 Light Minutes ≈
1.4428719 Astronomical Units
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Result in Plain English
12 light minutes is equal to about 1.44 astronomical units.
To a Percentage
12 light minutes ≈ 144% of a astronomical unit.
In Scientific Notation
12 light minutes
= 1.2 x 101 light minutes
≈ 1.44287 x 100 astronomical units
Light Minutes
A light minute is the distance that light travels in one minute. It is exactly 17,987,547.48 kilometers or about 11.177 million miles.
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.