What is 18AU in Points?

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What is 18 Astronomical Units (18AU) in Points (pt)?

What is 18AU in pt? Convert 18 Astronomical Units (18AU) to Points (pt) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Astronomical Units to convert to Points


Quick Reference for Converting Astronomical Units to Points

Formula
pt = AU x 4.2564754205175E+14
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Points, multiply the number of Astronomical Units by 425.6 trillion
Astronomical Units (AU) in 1 Point
There are 0 Astronomical Units in 1 Point
Points (pt) in 1 Astronomical Unit
There are 4.2564754205175E+14 Points in 1 Astronomical Unit

Unit Information

Astronomical Unit
/astrəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l ˈjuːnɪt/
Symbol: AU
Unit System: Astronomical system of units

What is the Astronomical Unit?

The astronomical unit is a unit of length and is used in the Astronomical system of units and denoted by the symbol au.

It represents the average distance between the Earth and the Sun which is approximately 150 million kilometres (or 93 million miles).

It's used mostly to express distances within our Solar System.

Point
/pɔɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: Typography

What is the Point?

The point is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pt.

It is the smallest unit in the world of typography. There are 12 points in a pica.

In physical printing methods / press systems, the point size is the height of the metal press body on which the font's letters are made. When applied to the digital type space, letters are designed around a theoretical size, an em square which is scaled to the relative point size (when specified of course!).


Conversion Tables for Astronomical Units (AU) to Points (pt)