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author | Thomas Nilsson <[email protected]> | 2020-08-17 14:43:50 +0200 |
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committer | Robert Antoni Buj Gelonch <[email protected]> | 2020-08-19 20:41:35 +0200 |
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Correct Astronomical unit (to 149597870700 m)
The IAU changed the definition back in 2012 so that 1 au == 149 597 870 700 m exactly, the BIPM then followed in recognizing this value.
Ref:
https://www.nature.com/news/the-astronomical-unit-gets-fixed-1.11416 (doi:10.1038/nature.2012.11416)
https://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si-brochure/SI-Brochure-9.pdf (latest brochure, specifically Tableau 8)
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