How to convert twips to astronomical units
1 twip is equal to 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁶ astronomical units, and 1 astronomical unit is equal to 8.481139126 × 10¹⁵ twips. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
astronomical units = twips × 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁶
astronomical units = twips ÷ 8.481139126 × 10¹⁵Example: convert 1 twip to au: 1 × 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁶ = 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁶ au.
Twip to Astronomical Unit conversion table
| Twip (twip) | Astronomical Unit (au) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁸ au |
| 0.1 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁷ au |
| 1 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁶ au |
| 2 twip | 2.35817379 × 10⁻¹⁶ au |
| 3 twip | 3.537260686 × 10⁻¹⁶ au |
| 5 twip | 5.895434476 × 10⁻¹⁶ au |
| 10 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁵ au |
| 20 twip | 2.35817379 × 10⁻¹⁵ au |
| 50 twip | 5.895434476 × 10⁻¹⁵ au |
| 100 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹⁴ au |
| 250 twip | 2.947717238 × 10⁻¹⁴ au |
| 500 twip | 5.895434476 × 10⁻¹⁴ au |
| 1,000 twip | 1.179086895 × 10⁻¹³ au |
About the twip
A twip is one twentieth of a point, or 1/1440 of an inch (about 17.6 µm). It's used internally by Microsoft Word, RTF files and older Windows APIs.
Symbol: twip · 1 twip = 0.00001763888889 m · Category: Typography
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