AUs

Solar system measures

AUs is the plural of AU, an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.

In astronomy, AU stands for astronomical unit—the average distance from Earth to the Sun, about 93 million miles.

In fan fiction communities, AU means alternate universe—a story that reimagines characters in different settings or circumstances: I've been reading AUs where they meet in college instead.

AU also abbreviates the African Union.

astronomical-unit

ephemeris

Celestial body position chart

perihelion · aphelion · ecliptic · interplanetary · JPL

Opposites
scale of distance measurement

AUsangstroms

Ten-billionths of meters

nanometers · picometers · femtometers · micrometers · millimeters

measurement domain

AUsseconds

Time units, or extras

kilograms · kelvins · amperes · moles · candelas

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astronomical unit, astronomical units

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