Astronomical units to centimeters Converter


This page allows you to convert length values expressed in astronomical units to their equivalent in centimeters.

Enter the value in astronomical units in the top field (the one marked "au"), then press the "Convert" button or the "Enter" key. The converter also works the other way round: if you enter the value in centimeters in the "cm" field, the equivalent value in astronomical units is calculated and displayed in the top field.

Astronomical unit

Astronomical units are used to measure the huge distances in space. One astronomical unit is approximately 149 597 870 691 meters.

Centimeter

Centimeter is a unit of length used by the metric system. One centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. That means there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter. One inch is equal to 2.54 cm. The following line should be approximately 1 centimeter long: beginning of line1 cm lineend of line