The moon is approximately 385,000 km from Earth. What is this distance in astronomical units?

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A. S. Adikesavan
Apr 18, 2016

2.57 E-03 = 0.00257 AU, nearly.

Explanation:

Indian Astronomical Union (IAU) AU = 149597870.7 km.

So, Earth-Moon distance in AU is

385000/149597871

= 2.57 E-03m rounded to 3-sd, on par with 3-sd approximation in Earth-Moon distance..

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