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Astronomical Unit to Nanometer Converter
Use this page to convert astronomical unit values into nanometer, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.
Conversion formula
1 AU = 149,597,870,700,000,000,000 nm
1 nm = 6.68458712226845e-21 AU
Example: 15 AU = 2,243,968,060,500,000,000,000 nm
Astronomical Unit
Astronomical Unit (AU) is represented in this converter as 149597870700 meters.
History: Astronomical Unit belongs to astronomy and space-science measurement, where terrestrial units become impractically small.
Current use: Astronomical Unit is useful for comparing planetary, solar, and interstellar distances with metric or customary units.
Also written as AU.
Nanometer
A nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
History: Nanometers became widely used as science and manufacturing began describing atomic-scale structures.
Current use: Nanometers are common in wavelengths, chip manufacturing, nanotechnology, and molecular measurements.
Also written as nm, nanometers, nanometre, nanometres.
Astronomical Unit to Nanometer table
| Astronomical Unit [AU] | Nanometer [nm] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 AU | 1,495,978,707,000,000,000 nm |
| 0.1 AU | 14,959,787,070,000,000,000 nm |
| 1 AU | 149,597,870,700,000,000,000 nm |
| 2 AU | 299,195,741,400,000,000,000 nm |
| 5 AU | 747,989,353,500,000,000,000 nm |
| 10 AU | 1,495,978,707,000,000,000,000 nm |
| 20 AU | 2,991,957,414,000,000,000,000 nm |
| 50 AU | 7,479,893,535,000,000,000,000 nm |
| 100 AU | 14,959,787,070,000,000,000,000 nm |
