What is 8AU in Ems?

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What is 8 Astronomical Units (8AU) in Ems (em)?

What is 8AU in em? Convert 8 Astronomical Units (8AU) to Ems (em) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Astronomical Units to convert to Ems


Quick Reference for Converting Astronomical Units to Ems

Formula
em = AU x 35346738180186
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ems, multiply the number of Astronomical Units by 35.3 trillion
Astronomical Units (AU) in 1 Em
There are 0 Astronomical Units in 1 Em
Ems (em) in 1 Astronomical Unit
There are 35346738180186 Ems 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.

Em
/ɛm/
Symbol: em
Unit System: Typography

What is the Em?

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

It is a "relative" unit and equals the currently specified point size. For example, 1 em in a 24-point typeface is equal to 24 points. This allows a typographer to specify text size relative to a base figure.

In metal type, the em was equal to the line height of the metal body. This meant the physical size of the letter could not exceed the em. In digital type, the em is a grid of arbitrary resolution so can be scaled to any point size for screen or print.


Conversion Tables for Astronomical Units (AU) to Ems (em)