What is 72leagues in Astronomical Units?

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What is 72 Leagues (72leagues) in Astronomical Units (AU)?

What is 72leagues in AU? Convert 72 Leagues (72leagues) 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 Leagues to Astronomical Units

Formula
AU = leagues / 26925485.96
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Astronomical Units, divide the number of Leagues by 26.9 million
Leagues (leagues) in 1 Astronomical Unit
There are 26925485.96 Leagues in 1 Astronomical Unit
Astronomical Units (AU) in 1 League
There are 0 Astronomical Units in 1 League

Unit Information

League
/liːɡ/
Symbol: leagues
Unit System: None

What is the League?

The league is a ancient unit of length that doesn't below to a unit system. Its symbol is simply - league.

It was originally an ancient Celtic unit as well as being common in Latin America and meant the distance "a person could walk in an hour". It is no longer a recognised unit in any nation.

Once it started to be quantified, in Argentina (legua) it represented 5.572 km, in England it was quantified as 3 miles and at sea a league is 3 nautical miles (3.452 miles).

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 Leagues (leagues) to Astronomical Units (AU)