Convert 50 Fathom to Astronomical unit: 50 Fathom in Astronomical unit
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Astronomical unit and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Astronomical unit, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Astronomical unit to Fathom, enter the amount of Astronomical unit into the second input.
50 Fathom equal 6.11238646497E-10 Astronomical unit.
Every 1 Fathom = 1.222477292994E-11 Astronomical unit
and so, 50 Fathom = 50 multiplied by 1.222477292994E-11 = 6.11238646497E-10 Astronomical unit.
Fathom
What is fathom?
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.