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, 2014 AST101
Solar System: One or more stars plus the bodies orbiting them.
Universe: The totality of all space, time, matter and energy.
The Solar System is predominantly empty.
1 AU = One Astronomical Unit
= 1.5x 10^11
= distance between sun and earth
1ly = 1 light year
= 63,000 AU
= 9.46x10^12 km
= distance light travels in one year

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