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An '''astronomical unit''' (most often abbreviated '''AU''') is a distance [[measurement]] defined as the average distance of [[Earth]] from [[Sol]]. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149,597,870,691 ± 30 [[meter]]s (about 150 million [[kilometer]]s or 93 million [[mile]]s). |
An '''astronomical unit''' (most often abbreviated '''AU''') is a distance [[measurement]] defined as the average distance of [[Earth]] from [[Sol]]. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149,597,870,691 ± 30 [[meter]]s (about 150 million [[kilometer]]s or 93 million [[mile]]s). |
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| + | *{{mn|TOS|Star Trek: The Motion Picture}} |
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| + | *{{n|TOS|Spock Must Die!|The Final Nexus}} |
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| + | *{{rpg|ST|The Four Years War}} |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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Revision as of 13:18, 21 September 2008
An astronomical unit (most often abbreviated AU) is a distance measurement defined as the average distance of Earth from Sol. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149,597,870,691 ± 30 meters (about 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles).
References
- TOS movie & novelization: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- TOS novels: Spock Must Die!, The Final Nexus
- ST module: The Four Years War
External link
- Astronomical unit article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.