light year to astronomical unit
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to astronomical unit [AU], or change ↔.
light year [ly]
Definition: The distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers.
Historyandorigin: First coined in the 19th century, the light-year was introduced to describe vast distances in the universe.
CurrentUse: Used by astronomers to express distances between stars and galaxies.
funfact: A light year is a measure of distance, not time!
astronomical unit [AU]
Definition: A unit of length used to measure distances within our solar system, defined as the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 149.6 million kilometers.
Historyandorigin: The concept of the astronomical unit was introduced in the 19th century as a standard for measuring celestial distances.
CurrentUse: Commonly used in astronomy to describe distances between celestial bodies within our solar system.
funfact: One AU is equivalent to about 93 million miles!
light year [ly] to astronomical unit [AU] Conversion Table
| 1 light year [ly] | 63241.077088 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 126482.15418 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 189723.23126 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 316205.38544 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 632410.77088 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 3162053.8544 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 6324107.7088 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 63241077.088 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 10000 light year [ly] | 632410770.88 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 100000 light year [ly] | 6324107708.8 astronomical unit [AU] |
| 1000000 light year [ly] | 63241077088 astronomical unit [AU] |
How to Convert light year to astronomical unit
1 light year [ly] = 63241.077088 astronomical unit [AU]
1 astronomical unit [AU] = 0.0000158125 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → astronomical unit [AU]
1 → 63241.077088
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*63241.077088=1*x
by simplifying
x=94861.615632