If 1 light year is 63,240 AU (astronomical units), how far in AUs is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.32 light years from the Earth?

Dulce Cantrell

Dulce Cantrell

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2022-09-11

If 1 light year is 63,240 AU (astronomical units), how far in AUs is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.32 light years from the Earth?

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Aldo Harrington

Aldo Harrington

Beginner2022-09-12Added 12 answers

If 1 light year = 63,240 AU, then 4.32 light years will equal 63,240 AU * 4.32.
63 , 240 A U 4.32 = 273 , 196.8 A U
1 AU is roughly the distance from the Earth to the Sun. But to get to Alpha Centauri you'd have to go 273,196.8 AU! That's a long way!

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