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Space Distance Calculator

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How it works

1 AU = 149.6 million km (Earth-Sun distance). 1 light-year = 9.461 × 10¹² km. 1 parsec = 3.26 light-years. Alpha Centauri (nearest star system): 4.37 light-years. Andromeda galaxy: 2.537 million light-years. At the speed of light, signals take 8.3 minutes to reach Earth from the Sun and 4.24 years from Alpha Centauri. Interstellar travel remains in the realm of science fiction.

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