The distance between Earth and Saturn varies greatly due to their elliptical orbits around the Sun. On average, Saturn is about 1.2 billion kilometers (746 million miles) away from Earth.
To convert this distance into astronomical units (AU), we use the fact that 1 AU is approximately 149.6 million kilometers (93 million miles), which is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun.
So, to convert 1.2 billion kilometers to AU:
\[ \text{Distance in AU} = \frac{1,200,000,000 \text{ km}}{149,600,000 \text{ km/AU}} \approx 8.03 \text{ AU} \]
Therefore, on average, Saturn is about 8.03 AU away from Earth. However, this distance can range from about 8 AU to over 11 AU, depending on where each planet is in its orbit.