astronomical unit
149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun,, used…149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.
» One parsec is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.
Ein Parsec ist die Entfernung, in welcher eine Astronomische Einheit im Winkel von einer Bogensekunde erscheint.
Meaning
1 senses149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.
Astronomische Einheit
астрономи́ческая едини́цаastronomíčeskaja jediníca
a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
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2 sentencesOne parsec is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.
deEin Parsec ist die Entfernung, in welcher eine Astronomische Einheit im Winkel von einer Bogensekunde erscheint.
The solar mass (M☉) is a standard astronomical unit of mass. It corresponds to the mass of the sun.
deDie Sonnenmasse ist eine astronomische Standardeinheit der Masse. Es handelt sich eben um die Masse der Sonne.
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