What is 56pc in Astronomical Units?

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What is 56 Picas (56pc) in Astronomical Units (AU)?

What is 56pc in AU? Convert 56 Picas (56pc) to Astronomical Units (AU) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Picas to Astronomical Units

Formula
AU = pc / 35470625140189
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Astronomical Units, divide the number of Picas by 35.5 trillion
Picas (pc) in 1 Astronomical Unit
There are 35470625140189 Picas in 1 Astronomical Unit
Astronomical Units (AU) in 1 Pica
There are 0 Astronomical Units in 1 Pica

Unit Information

Pica
/ˈpʌɪkə/
Symbol: pc
Unit System: Typography

What is the Pica?

The pica is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pc.

There are 12 points in 1 pica. 1 pica represents approximately 1/6 of an inch.

Picas are expressed using numbers and a lower case p on software such as Adobe InDesign - for example 8p6 which would represent 8 picas and 6 points (or 8.5 picas).

The Pica is very useful in measuring and calculating the space needed to print letters and words on paper - for example when laying out books or magazine articles; the font lengths are quanitified by the number of characters per pica (cpp).

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.


Conversion Tables for Picas (pc) to Astronomical Units (AU)