6. The star nearest to our Sun is Alpha Centauri, which is 4.3 light years away. A light
year is the distance that light travels in one year. 1 light year is about
9,500,000,000,000kilometers. Again, use the unit cancelation technique:
How many astronomical units is it to Alpha Centauri? HELP

6 The star nearest to our Sun is Alpha Centauri which is 43 light years away A light year is the distance that light travels in one year 1 light year is about 9 class=

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Answer:

273,000 Astronomical Units.

Explanation:

4.3 light years = 40,850,000,000,000 kilometeres, 4.3 x 9,500,000,000,000.

Convert kilometers to astronomical unit:

149,597,870 kilometers = 1 AU, convert unit.

40,850,000,000,000 divided by 149,597,870 = 273,065.385222 or approx. 273,000 AU.