2. Various constants and reference quantities
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2.1.1 Astronomical unit
The value 1 AU = 149,600 × 10
6
m is adopted by convention in the International Astronomical Union's system of astronomical constants.
The astronomical unit is roughly equal to the radius of the undisturbed circular orbit of a body of negligible mass moving around the Sun with a sidereal angular velocity of 0.017,202,098,950 radians per day of 86,400 ephemeris seconds (cf. the article...
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Various constants and reference quantities
Bibliographical references
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(1) - COHEN (E.R.), DuMond (J.W.M.) -
Rev. Mod. Phys. 37, 357 (1965).
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(2) - TAYLOR (B.N.), PARKER (W.H.), LANGENBERG (D.N.) -
Rev. Mod. Phys. 41, 375 (1969).
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