What is 87AU in Ells?

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What is 87 Astronomical Units (87AU) in Ells (ell)?

What is 87AU in ell? Convert 87 Astronomical Units (87AU) to Ells (ell) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Astronomical Units to Ells

Formula
ell = AU x 130881889763.78
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ells, multiply the number of Astronomical Units by 130.9 billion
Astronomical Units (AU) in 1 Ell
There are 0 Astronomical Units in 1 Ell
Ells (ell) in 1 Astronomical Unit
There are 130881889763.78 Ells 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.

Ell
/ɛl/
Symbol: ell
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Ell?

The ell is a unit of length and originates from historic England and uses the symbol ell.

The ell usually measured 45in or 1.143m but was origally a "cubit" - which was the length from your elbow to the tip of your fingers and literally translated from the word "arm". It was mostly used in the tailoring world when buying and selling textiles.

Although now obsolete, the word "ell" still survives in the English word "elbow".


Conversion Tables for Astronomical Units (AU) to Ells (ell)