How to convert astronomical units to rods (US survey)
1 astronomical unit is equal to 29,745,798,840 rods (US survey), and 1 rod (us survey) is equal to 3.361819279 × 10⁻¹¹ astronomical units. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
rods (US survey) = astronomical units × 29,745,798,840
rods (US survey) = astronomical units ÷ 3.361819279 × 10⁻¹¹Example: convert 1 au to rd (US): 1 × 29,745,798,840 = 29,745,798,840 rd (US).
Astronomical Unit to Rod (US Survey) conversion table
| Astronomical Unit (au) | Rod (US Survey) (rd (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 au | 297,457,988.4 rd (US) |
| 0.1 au | 2,974,579,884 rd (US) |
| 1 au | 29,745,798,840 rd (US) |
| 2 au | 59,491,597,670 rd (US) |
| 3 au | 89,237,396,510 rd (US) |
| 5 au | 148,728,994,200 rd (US) |
| 10 au | 297,457,988,400 rd (US) |
| 20 au | 594,915,976,700 rd (US) |
| 50 au | 1,487,289,942,000 rd (US) |
| 100 au | 2,974,579,884,000 rd (US) |
| 250 au | 7,436,449,709,000 rd (US) |
| 500 au | 14,872,899,420,000 rd (US) |
| 1,000 au | 29,745,798,840,000 rd (US) |
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 rod (us survey)
The US survey rod is 16.5 US survey feet, about 5.02921 m.
Symbol: rd (US) · 1 rd (US) = 5.029210058 m · Category: US survey units