How to convert barleycorns to astronomical units
1 barleycorn is equal to 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴ astronomical units, and 1 astronomical unit is equal to 17,669,039,850,000 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
astronomical units = barleycorns × 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴
astronomical units = barleycorns ÷ 17,669,039,850,000Example: convert 1 barleycorn to au: 1 × 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴ = 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴ au.
Barleycorn to Astronomical Unit conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Astronomical Unit (au) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁶ au |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁵ au |
| 1 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹⁴ au |
| 2 barleycorn | 1.131923419 × 10⁻¹³ au |
| 3 barleycorn | 1.697885129 × 10⁻¹³ au |
| 5 barleycorn | 2.829808548 × 10⁻¹³ au |
| 10 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹³ au |
| 20 barleycorn | 1.131923419 × 10⁻¹² au |
| 50 barleycorn | 2.829808548 × 10⁻¹² au |
| 100 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹² au |
| 250 barleycorn | 1.414904274 × 10⁻¹¹ au |
| 500 barleycorn | 2.829808548 × 10⁻¹¹ au |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 5.659617097 × 10⁻¹¹ au |
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
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