Axis

Astronomy

Earth radiusR⊕

The IAU nominal Earth radius of 6,371 km.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
astronomical
Exactness
Exact by definition

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 R⊕ = 6,371,000 m
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
earth radii, R earth, mean Earth radius

Same dimension

Related units

metresiminchimperial usinfootimperial usftmileimperial usmiyardimperial usydlight-yearastronomicallypixelcsspxnanometresinm

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 R⊕ = 6,371,000 m

Exact by definition relationship

10 R⊕ = 63,710,000 m

Exact by definition relationship