| SI units | |
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| 1000. 00 km | 1000. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 0×103 m |
| Astronomical units | |
| 6. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 685×10−6 AU | 105. The astronomical unit ( AU or au or au or sometimes ua) is a unit of Length based on the distance from the Earth to the 7×10−12 ly |
| US customary / Imperial units | |
| 621. A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by US customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire) (but see English Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 37 mi | 3. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 281×106 ft |
A megametre (American spelling: megameter, symbol Mm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one million metres, the SI base unit of length, hence to 1,000 km or approximately 621. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Length is the long Dimension of any object The length of a thing is the distance between its ends its linear extent as measured from end to end The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The International System of Units (SI defines seven dimensionally independent SI base units. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 37 miles. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States
Megametres (from the Greek words megas = big and metro = count/measure) are rarely seen in practical use, because they are too big for most terrestrial tasks. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Their symbol (Mm) can also be confused with millimetres (mm). The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Still there are a number of "megametre fans". Megametres are also occasionally found in science fiction.
A megameter is also a type of astrometrical instrument used for determining longitude by observation of the stars. To help compare different Orders of magnitude this page lists Lengths starting at 106 m (1 Mm or 1000 km) An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol to form a Decimal multiple or The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does To help compare different Orders of magnitude, the following list describes various Lengths between 1 Conversion of units refers to conversion factors between different Units of measurement for the same Quantity. A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by History The first direct measurements of an object at interstellar distances were undertaken by German Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel in 1838 Astrometry is the branch of Astronomy that relates to precise measurements and explanations of the positions and movements of Stars and other celestial bodies Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth