- For other uses, see AU.
An astronomical unit (most often abbreviated AU) is a distance measurement defined as the average distance of Earth from Sol. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149,597,870,691 ± 30 meters (about 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles).
History and specifics[]
In the year 2257, Starbase 1 was located 100 AU from Sol. (DSC episode: "The War Without, The War Within")
References[]
- TOS movie & novelization: The Motion Picture
- TOS novels: Spock Must Die!, The Final Nexus
- FASA RPG module: The Four Years War
- DS9 episode: "Blaze of Glory"
- DSC episode: "The War Without, The War Within"
External links[]
- Astronomical unit article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Astronomical unit article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.