Typographic Points to Astronomical Units: the quick answer
To convert typographic points to astronomical units, multiply the value by 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵. To go the other way, multiply astronomical units by 424,056,953,643,736 to get typographic points.
To convert typographic points to astronomical units, multiply the value by 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵. To go the other way, multiply astronomical units by 424,056,953,643,736 to get typographic points.
| Typographic Points (pt) | Astronomical Units (AU) |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵ AU |
| 5 pt | 1.17909 × 10⁻¹⁴ AU |
| 10 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁴ AU |
| 25 pt | 5.89543 × 10⁻¹⁴ AU |
| 50 pt | 1.17909 × 10⁻¹³ AU |
| 100 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹³ AU |
| 250 pt | 5.89543 × 10⁻¹³ AU |
| 500 pt | 1.17909 × 10⁻¹² AU |
| 1,000 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹² AU |
| 2,500 pt | 5.89543 × 10⁻¹² AU |
| 5,000 pt | 1.17909 × 10⁻¹¹ AU |
| 10,000 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹¹ AU |
| 100,000 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁰ AU |
| 1,000,000 pt | 2.35817 × 10⁻⁹ AU |
25 pt × 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵ = 5.89543 × 10⁻¹⁴ AU
Try this example →250 pt × 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵ = 5.89543 × 10⁻¹³ AU
Try this example →Typographic point (pt). A typographic point is 1/72 of an inch (about 0.3528 mm), used for font sizes.
Astronomical unit (AU). An astronomical unit is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 149.6 million kilometers.
There are 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵ astronomical units in one typographic point.
Multiply the number of typographic points by 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁵. For example, 10 typographic points equal 2.35817 × 10⁻¹⁴ astronomical units.
One astronomical unit equals 424,056,953,643,736 typographic points.
2.35817 × 10⁻¹² astronomical units. Other common values: 100 typographic points = 2.35817 × 10⁻¹³ astronomical units and 10,000 typographic points = 2.35817 × 10⁻¹¹ astronomical units.