light year to kilometer
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to kilometer [km], 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!
kilometer [km]
Definition: A unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1,000 meters.
Historyandorigin: The kilometer is derived from the metric system, based on the meter, which was established in 1795 by the French.
CurrentUse: Commonly used in most countries around the world to measure distances on land.
funfact: The kilometer is widely used in everyday measurements, especially in road signs for distances!
light year [ly] to kilometer [km] Conversion Table
1 light year [ly] | 9460730472580 kilometer [km] |
2 light year [ly] | 18921460945160 kilometer [km] |
3 light year [ly] | 28382191417740 kilometer [km] |
5 light year [ly] | 47303652362900 kilometer [km] |
10 light year [ly] | 94607304725800 kilometer [km] |
50 light year [ly] | 473036523629002 kilometer [km] |
100 light year [ly] | 946073047258004 kilometer [km] |
1000 light year [ly] | 9460730472580044 kilometer [km] |
10000 light year [ly] | 94607304725800430 kilometer [km] |
100000 light year [ly] | 946073047258004400 kilometer [km] |
1000000 light year [ly] | 9460730472580043000 kilometer [km] |
How to Convert light year to kilometer
1 light year [ly] = 9460730472580 kilometer [km]
1 kilometer [km] = 1.057000834E-13 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → kilometer [km]
1 → 9460730472580
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*9460730472580=1*x
by simplifying
x=14191095708870