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Astronomical Unit (AU)

Centimeter (cm)

About Astronomical Unit to Centimeter Conversion

This converter converts Astronomical Unit (AU) to Centimeter (cm). One Astronomical Unit (AU) equals 14959787070000 Centimeter (cm).

Formula:

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 14959787070000 Centimeter (cm)

Example:

1 AU = 14959787070000 cm

2 AU = 29919574140000 cm

Astronomical Unit (AU) to Centimeter (cm) Conversion

A clear guide to converting Astronomical into Centimeter. Includes numeric examples, formulas, and a breakdown of where this conversion appears in science, engineering, and daily applications.

Conversion Formula

Centimeter = Astronomical × 1.495979e+13

To convert Astronomical Unit (AU) to Centimeter (cm), multiply the value by 1.495979e+13. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 AU to cm.

Step 1: Write the formula: cm = AU × 1.495979e+13
Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 1.495979e+13
Step 3: Result: 1.495979e+13 cm

So, 1 AU = 1.495979e+13 cm.

About the Units

Astronomical Unit (AU)

One Astronomical Unit (AU) equals 1.495979e+13 Centimeter (cm)

Used for extremely large distances such as astronomical or planetary scales.

Centimeter (cm)

One Centimeter (cm) equals 6.684587e-14 Astronomical Unit (AU)

A widely used unit across scientific, engineering, and measurement contexts.

Where This Conversion Is Used

Converting values from Astronomical to Centimeter for engineering or scientific workflows.
Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Centimeter representation.
Applied when comparing different measurement systems across tools and documents.
Essential in astronomy, orbital mechanics, and large-scale simulations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Centimeter (cm) are in 1 Astronomical Unit (AU)?

1 AU = 1.495979e+13 cm.

What is the formula for converting Astronomical Unit (AU) to Centimeter (cm)?

Multiply the AU value by 1.495979e+13.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 cm = 6.684587e-14 AU.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Astronomical Unit (AU) to Centimeter (cm) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Astronomical Unit to Other Units

Astronomical Unit to Inch

1 AU = 5889679948818.897 in

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 5889679948818.897 Inches (in)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 5889679948818.897 inches.

Astronomical Unit to Foot

1 AU = 490806662401.57477 ft

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 490806662401.57477 Feet (ft)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 490806662401.57477 feet.

Astronomical Unit to Feet

1 AU = 490806662401.57477 ft

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 490806662401.57477 Feets (ft)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 490806662401.57477 feets.

Astronomical Unit to Centimeter

1 AU = 14959787070000 cm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 14959787070000 Centimeters (cm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 14959787070000 centimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Meter

1 AU = 149597870700 m

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700 Meters (m)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700 meters.

Astronomical Unit to Kilometer

1 AU = 149597870.7 km

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870.7 Kilometers (km)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870.7 kilometers.

Astronomical Unit to Millimeter

1 AU = 149597870700000 mm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000 millimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Yard

1 AU = 163602220800.52493 yd

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 163602220800.52493 Yards (yd)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 163602220800.52493 yards.

Astronomical Unit to Yoctometer

1 AU = 1.4959787070000001e+35 ym

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787070000001e+35 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787070000001e+35 yoctometers.

Astronomical Unit to Zeptometer

1 AU = 1.4959787070000001e+32 zm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787070000001e+32 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787070000001e+32 zeptometers.

Astronomical Unit to Attometer

1 AU = 1.4959787069999999e+29 am

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787069999999e+29 Attometers (am)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787069999999e+29 attometers.

Astronomical Unit to Femtometer

1 AU = 1.4959787069999998e+26 fm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787069999998e+26 Femtometers (fm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787069999998e+26 femtometers.

Astronomical Unit to Picometer

1 AU = 1.495978707e+23 pm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e+23 Picometers (pm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e+23 picometers.

Astronomical Unit to Nanometer

1 AU = 149597870700000000000 nm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000000000 nanometers.

Astronomical Unit to Micrometer

1 AU = 149597870700000000 µm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000000 Micrometers (µm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000000 micrometers.

Astronomical Unit to Decimeter

1 AU = 1495978707000 dm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1495978707000 Decimeters (dm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1495978707000 decimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Decameter

1 AU = 14959787070 dam

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 14959787070 Decameters (dam)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 14959787070 decameters.

Astronomical Unit to Hectometer

1 AU = 1495978707 hm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1495978707 Hectometers (hm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1495978707 hectometers.

Astronomical Unit to Megameter

1 AU = 149597.8707 Mm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597.8707 Megameters (Mm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597.8707 megameters.

Astronomical Unit to Gigameter

1 AU = 149.5978707 Gm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149.5978707 Gigameters (Gm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149.5978707 gigameters.

Astronomical Unit to Terameter

1 AU = 0.1495978707 Tm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.1495978707 Terameter (Tm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.1495978707 terameter.

Astronomical Unit to Petameter

1 AU = 0.0001495978707 Pm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.0001495978707 Petameter (Pm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.0001495978707 petameter.

Astronomical Unit to Exameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-7 Em

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-7 Exameter (Em)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-7 exameter.

Astronomical Unit to Zettameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-10 Zm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-10 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-10 zettameter.

Astronomical Unit to Yottameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-13 Ym

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-13 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-13 yottameter.

Astronomical Unit to Cubit

1 AU = 327204441601.04987 cubit

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 327204441601.04987 Cubits (cubit)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 327204441601.04987 cubits.

Astronomical Unit to Span

1 AU = 654408883202.0997 span

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 654408883202.0997 Spans (span)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 654408883202.0997 spans.

Astronomical Unit to Hand

1 AU = 1472419987204.7244 hh

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1472419987204.7244 Hands (hh)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1472419987204.7244 hands.

Astronomical Unit to Palm

1 AU = 1963226649606.299 palm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1963226649606.299 Palms (palm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1963226649606.299 palms.

Astronomical Unit to Digit

1 AU = 7852906598425.196 digit

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 7852906598425.196 Digits (digit)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 7852906598425.196 digits.

Astronomical Unit to Link

1 AU = 743646458184.2042 link

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 743646458184.2042 Links (link)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 743646458184.2042 links.

Astronomical Unit to Ell

1 AU = 130881776640.41995 ell

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 130881776640.41995 Ells (ell)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 130881776640.41995 ells.

Astronomical Unit to Barleycorn

1 AU = 17662086269185.36 barleycorn

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 17662086269185.36 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 17662086269185.36 barleycorns.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Second

1 AU = 499.00478383615643 ls

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 499.00478383615643 Light-Seconds (ls)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 499.00478383615643 Light-Seconds.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Minute

1 AU = 8.316746397269274 lm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 8.316746397269274 Light-Minutes (lm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 8.316746397269274 Light-Minutes.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Hour

1 AU = 0.13861243992880115 lh

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.13861243992880115 Light-Hour (lh)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.13861243992880115 Light-Hour.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Day

1 AU = 0.005775518331704566 ld

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.005775518331704566 Light-Day (ld)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.005775518331704566 Light-Day.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Year

1 AU = 0.00001581250740982066 ly

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.00001581250740982066 Light-Year (ly)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.00001581250740982066 Light-Year.

Astronomical Unit to Parsec

1 AU = 0.000004848136811095356 pc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.000004848136811095356 Parsec (pc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.000004848136811095356 Parsec.

Astronomical Unit to Kiloparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095355e-9 kpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095355e-9 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095355e-9 Kiloparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Megaparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095356e-12 Mpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095356e-12 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095356e-12 Megaparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Gigaparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095356e-15 Gpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095356e-15 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095356e-15 Gigaparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Nautical Mile

1 AU = 80776388.06695464 NM

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 80776388.06695464 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 80776388.06695464 Nautical Miles.

Astronomical Unit to Fathom

1 AU = 81801110400.26247 ftm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 81801110400.26247 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 81801110400.26247 fathoms.

Astronomical Unit to Cable Length

1 AU = 681675920.0021873 cable

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 681675920.0021873 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 681675920.0021873 Cable Length s.

Astronomical Unit to Nautical League

1 AU = 26925462.688984882 NL

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 26925462.688984882 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 26925462.688984882 Nautical Leagues.

Astronomical Unit to Thou

1 AU = 5889679948818897 mil

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 5889679948818897 Thous (mil)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 5889679948818897 thous.

Astronomical Unit to Rod

1 AU = 29745858327.368168 rd

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 29745858327.368168 Rods (rd)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 29745858327.368168 rods.

Astronomical Unit to Chain

1 AU = 7436464581.842042 ch

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 7436464581.842042 Chains (ch)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 7436464581.842042 chains.

Astronomical Unit to Furlong

1 AU = 743646458.1842042 fur

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 743646458.1842042 Furlongs (fur)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 743646458.1842042 furlongs.

Astronomical Unit to Mile

1 AU = 92955807.27302553 mi

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 92955807.27302553 Miles (mi)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 92955807.27302553 miles.

Astronomical Unit to League

1 AU = 30985269.09100851 lea

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 30985269.09100851 Leagues (lea)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 30985269.09100851 leagues.

Convert Centimeter to Other Units

Centimeter to Inch

1 cm = 0.3937007874015748 in

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.3937007874015748 Inch (in)

1 centimeter equals 0.3937007874015748 inch.

Centimeter to Foot

1 cm = 0.03280839895013123 ft

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.03280839895013123 Foot (ft)

1 centimeter equals 0.03280839895013123 foot.

Centimeter to Feet

1 cm = 0.03280839895013123 ft

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.03280839895013123 Feet (ft)

1 centimeter equals 0.03280839895013123 feet.

Centimeter to Meter

1 cm = 0.01 m

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.01 Meter (m)

1 centimeter equals 0.01 meter.

Centimeter to Kilometer

1 cm = 0.00001 km

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.00001 Kilometer (km)

1 centimeter equals 0.00001 kilometer.

Centimeter to Millimeter

1 cm = 10 mm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10 Millimeters (mm)

1 centimeter equals 10 millimeters.

Centimeter to Yard

1 cm = 0.010936132983377079 yd

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.010936132983377079 Yard (yd)

1 centimeter equals 0.010936132983377079 yard.

Centimeter to Yoctometer

1 cm = 1e+22 ym

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e+22 Yoctometers (ym)

1 centimeter equals 1e+22 yoctometers.

Centimeter to Zeptometer

1 cm = 10000000000000002000 zm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000000000000002000 Zeptometers (zm)

1 centimeter equals 10000000000000002000 zeptometers.

Centimeter to Attometer

1 cm = 10000000000000000 am

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000000000000000 Attometers (am)

1 centimeter equals 10000000000000000 attometers.

Centimeter to Femtometer

1 cm = 10000000000000 fm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000000000000 Femtometers (fm)

1 centimeter equals 10000000000000 femtometers.

Centimeter to Picometer

1 cm = 10000000000 pm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000000000 Picometers (pm)

1 centimeter equals 10000000000 picometers.

Centimeter to Nanometer

1 cm = 10000000 nm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 centimeter equals 10000000 nanometers.

Centimeter to Micrometer

1 cm = 10000 µm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 10000 Micrometers (µm)

1 centimeter equals 10000 micrometers.

Centimeter to Decimeter

1 cm = 0.09999999999999999 dm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.09999999999999999 Decimeter (dm)

1 centimeter equals 0.09999999999999999 decimeter.

Centimeter to Decameter

1 cm = 0.001 dam

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.001 Decameter (dam)

1 centimeter equals 0.001 decameter.

Centimeter to Hectometer

1 cm = 0.0001 hm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0001 Hectometer (hm)

1 centimeter equals 0.0001 hectometer.

Centimeter to Megameter

1 cm = 1e-8 Mm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e-8 Megameter (Mm)

1 centimeter equals 1e-8 megameter.

Centimeter to Gigameter

1 cm = 1.0000000000000001e-11 Gm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1.0000000000000001e-11 Gigameter (Gm)

1 centimeter equals 1.0000000000000001e-11 gigameter.

Centimeter to Terameter

1 cm = 1e-14 Tm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e-14 Terameter (Tm)

1 centimeter equals 1e-14 terameter.

Centimeter to Petameter

1 cm = 1e-17 Pm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e-17 Petameter (Pm)

1 centimeter equals 1e-17 petameter.

Centimeter to Exameter

1 cm = 1.0000000000000001e-20 Em

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1.0000000000000001e-20 Exameter (Em)

1 centimeter equals 1.0000000000000001e-20 exameter.

Centimeter to Zettameter

1 cm = 1e-23 Zm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e-23 Zettameter (Zm)

1 centimeter equals 1e-23 zettameter.

Centimeter to Yottameter

1 cm = 1e-26 Ym

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1e-26 Yottameter (Ym)

1 centimeter equals 1e-26 yottameter.

Centimeter to Cubit

1 cm = 0.021872265966754158 cubit

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.021872265966754158 Cubit (cubit)

1 centimeter equals 0.021872265966754158 cubit.

Centimeter to Span

1 cm = 0.043744531933508315 span

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.043744531933508315 Span (span)

1 centimeter equals 0.043744531933508315 span.

Centimeter to Hand

1 cm = 0.0984251968503937 hh

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0984251968503937 Hand (hh)

1 centimeter equals 0.0984251968503937 hand.

Centimeter to Palm

1 cm = 0.13123359580052493 palm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.13123359580052493 Palm (palm)

1 centimeter equals 0.13123359580052493 palm.

Centimeter to Digit

1 cm = 0.5249343832020997 digit

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.5249343832020997 Digit (digit)

1 centimeter equals 0.5249343832020997 digit.

Centimeter to Link

1 cm = 0.049709695378986715 link

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.049709695378986715 Link (link)

1 centimeter equals 0.049709695378986715 link.

Centimeter to Ell

1 cm = 0.008748906386701663 ell

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.008748906386701663 Ell (ell)

1 centimeter equals 0.008748906386701663 ell.

Centimeter to Barleycorn

1 cm = 1.1806375442739079 barleycorn

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1.1806375442739079 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 centimeter equals 1.1806375442739079 barleycorns.

Centimeter to Astronomical Unit

1 cm = 6.684587122268446e-14 AU

1 Centimeter (cm) = 6.684587122268446e-14 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 centimeter equals 6.684587122268446e-14 Astronomicalunit.

Centimeter to Light-Second

1 cm = 3.335640951981521e-11 ls

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.335640951981521e-11 Light-Second (ls)

1 centimeter equals 3.335640951981521e-11 Light-Second.

Centimeter to Light-Minute

1 cm = 5.559401586635868e-13 lm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 5.559401586635868e-13 Light-Minute (lm)

1 centimeter equals 5.559401586635868e-13 Light-Minute.

Centimeter to Light-Hour

1 cm = 9.265669309342727e-15 lh

1 Centimeter (cm) = 9.265669309342727e-15 Light-Hour (lh)

1 centimeter equals 9.265669309342727e-15 Light-Hour.

Centimeter to Light-Day

1 cm = 3.8606955464537676e-16 ld

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.8606955464537676e-16 Light-Day (ld)

1 centimeter equals 3.8606955464537676e-16 Light-Day.

Centimeter to Light-Year

1 cm = 1.0570008340246155e-18 ly

1 Centimeter (cm) = 1.0570008340246155e-18 Light-Year (ly)

1 centimeter equals 1.0570008340246155e-18 Light-Year.

Centimeter to Parsec

1 cm = 3.240779289444362e-19 pc

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.240779289444362e-19 Parsec (pc)

1 centimeter equals 3.240779289444362e-19 Parsec.

Centimeter to Kiloparsec

1 cm = 3.240779289444362e-22 kpc

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.240779289444362e-22 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 centimeter equals 3.240779289444362e-22 Kiloparsec.

Centimeter to Megaparsec

1 cm = 3.240779289444362e-25 Mpc

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.240779289444362e-25 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 centimeter equals 3.240779289444362e-25 Megaparsec.

Centimeter to Gigaparsec

1 cm = 3.2407792894443624e-28 Gpc

1 Centimeter (cm) = 3.2407792894443624e-28 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 centimeter equals 3.2407792894443624e-28 Gigaparsec.

Centimeter to Nautical Mile

1 cm = 0.000005399568034557236 NM

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.000005399568034557236 Nautical Mile (NM)

1 centimeter equals 0.000005399568034557236 Nautical Mile.

Centimeter to Fathom

1 cm = 0.0054680664916885394 ftm

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0054680664916885394 Fathom (ftm)

1 centimeter equals 0.0054680664916885394 fathom.

Centimeter to Cable Length

1 cm = 0.00004556722076407116 cable

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.00004556722076407116 Cable Length (cable)

1 centimeter equals 0.00004556722076407116 Cable Length .

Centimeter to Nautical League

1 cm = 0.0000017998560115190784 NL

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0000017998560115190784 Nautical League (NL)

1 centimeter equals 0.0000017998560115190784 Nautical League.

Centimeter to Thou

1 cm = 393.7007874015748 mil

1 Centimeter (cm) = 393.7007874015748 Thous (mil)

1 centimeter equals 393.7007874015748 thous.

Centimeter to Rod

1 cm = 0.0019883878151594685 rd

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0019883878151594685 Rod (rd)

1 centimeter equals 0.0019883878151594685 rod.

Centimeter to Chain

1 cm = 0.0004970969537898671 ch

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.0004970969537898671 Chain (ch)

1 centimeter equals 0.0004970969537898671 chain.

Centimeter to Furlong

1 cm = 0.000049709695378986714 fur

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.000049709695378986714 Furlong (fur)

1 centimeter equals 0.000049709695378986714 furlong.

Centimeter to Mile

1 cm = 0.000006213711922373339 mi

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.000006213711922373339 Mile (mi)

1 centimeter equals 0.000006213711922373339 mile.

Centimeter to League

1 cm = 0.00000207123730745778 lea

1 Centimeter (cm) = 0.00000207123730745778 League (lea)

1 centimeter equals 0.00000207123730745778 league.