How to convert astronomical units to barleycorns
1 astronomical unit is equal to 17,669,039,850,000 barleycorns, and 1 barleycorn is equal to 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴ astronomical units. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
barleycorns = astronomical units × 17,669,039,850,000
barleycorns = astronomical units ÷ 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴Example: convert 1 au to barleycorn: 1 × 17,669,039,850,000 = 17,669,039,850,000 barleycorn.
Astronomical Unit to Barleycorn conversion table
| Astronomical Unit (au) | Barleycorn (barleycorn) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 au | 176,690,398,500 barleycorn |
| 0.1 au | 1,766,903,985,000 barleycorn |
| 1 au | 17,669,039,850,000 barleycorn |
| 2 au | 35,338,079,690,000 barleycorn |
| 3 au | 53,007,119,540,000 barleycorn |
| 5 au | 88,345,199,230,000 barleycorn |
| 10 au | 176,690,398,500,000 barleycorn |
| 20 au | 353,380,796,900,000 barleycorn |
| 50 au | 883,451,992,300,000 barleycorn |
| 100 au | 1.766903985 × 10¹⁵ barleycorn |
| 250 au | 4.417259962 × 10¹⁵ barleycorn |
| 500 au | 8.834519923 × 10¹⁵ barleycorn |
| 1,000 au | 1.766903985 × 10¹⁶ barleycorn |
About the astronomical unit
The astronomical unit is exactly 149,597,870,700 m, roughly the average distance from Earth to the Sun. It's used for distances within the solar system.
Symbol: au · 1 au = 149,597,870,700 m · Category: Astronomical
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth