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Definition and details for astronomical unit:
Astronomers use astronomical unit (ua or au or AU) as yardstick for measuring the distances between objects in the Solar System. AU is defined as the distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun. Currently it is accepted that this length is 149 597 870 691 meters, with an uncertainty of about 30 meters.
Definition and details for light hour:
Light hour is defined as the distance the light travels in one hour through a vacuum. The defined light speed is c = 299,792,458 m/sec. So one light hour equals exactly 1,079,252,848,800 meters.
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