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Astronomical constants

ConstantSymbolNumerical value
Astronomical unit (mean distance of the Earth from the Sun) AU 1.49597870·1011 m
Parsec pc 3.085678·1016 m
Light year ly 9.460530·1015 m 
Mass of the Sun MΟ 1.989·1030 kg
Radius of the Sun RΟ 6.9599·108 m
Luminosity of the Sun LΟ 3.826·1026 W
Mass of the Earth M+ 5.976·1024 kg
Radius of the Earth
equatorial
polar
mean
R+
 
 
 
 
6378164 m
6356799 m
6371030 m
Mass of the Moon Mc 7.35·1022 kg
Mean distance between the Earth and the Moon   384400 km