Why are astronomical units used?

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chandramohanPanakkal
Dec 25, 2015

astronomers use the unit astronomical unit (A>U>)to measure distances between planets and between Sun and planets and other bodies in solar system.

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One astronomical unit is is the average distance between sun and earth. It is149597870 kilometers..It is convenient tttttttto use it in solar system.

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