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OCR: ASTRONOMICAL UNIT ONE ASTRONOMICAL UNIT is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is equal to 149,597,870 km (92,955,778 miles). It is the unit of measurement for distances inside the Solar System. There are 63,240 astronomical units in a light year.