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To convert the distance from meters to kilometers, we divide the distance in meters by 1,000.
Given:
\[
\text{Distance in meters} = 8.317 \times 10^6 \, \text{meters}
\]
To convert to kilometers:
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = \frac{8.317 \times 10^6 \, \text{meters}}{1000}
\]
Calculating that:
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = 8.317 \times 10^6 \div 10^3
\]
This simplifies to:
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = 8.317 \times 10^{6-3} = 8.317 \times 10^3 \, \text{kilometers}
\]
Thus, the distance in kilometers in standard form is:
\[
\boxed{8.317 \times 10^3 \, \text{kilometers}}
\]