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Astronomy

lunar distanceLD

The mean Earth–Moon centre-to-centre distance, 384,400 km.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
astronomical
Exactness
Approximate

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 LD = 384,400,000 m
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
The actual distance varies by roughly ±5%; treated as approximate.
Aliases
Earth-Moon distance, lunar distances

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 LD = 384,400,000 m

Approximate relationship

10 LD = 3,844,000,000 m

Approximate relationship