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unclepaprika t1_j7mzl4h wrote

Reply to comment by Sdwingnut in The James Webb Space Telescope just found an asteroid by total accident, its smallest object yet by pecika

What's that in AU? It's so useless using units i use to measure my morning commute, when we're talking space distances..

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drfeelsgoood t1_j7n3qnh wrote

The earth is about 7918 miles wide, so just picture 7,830 earths next to each other. That’s how far away it is

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CheechJuan t1_j7pm90d wrote

One astronomical unit is the distance from the sun to the Earth

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