light year to kiloparsec
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to kiloparsec [kpc], 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!
kiloparsec [kpc]
Definition: A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to 1,000 parsecs or about 3,260 light years.
Historyandorigin: The kiloparsec is a standard distance unit used in measuring the scale of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
CurrentUse: Used to measure the size of galaxies and the distances between them.
funfact: Kiloparsecs are used to describe galactic structures like the Milky Way's spiral arms!
light year [ly] to kiloparsec [kpc] Conversion Table
| 1 light year [ly] | 0.0003066014 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 0.0006132028 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 0.0009198042 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 0.001533007 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 0.0030660139 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 0.0153300697 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 0.0306601394 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 0.3066013938 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 10000 light year [ly] | 3.0660139381 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 100000 light year [ly] | 30.660139381 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 1000000 light year [ly] | 306.60139381 kiloparsec [kpc] |
How to Convert light year to kiloparsec
1 light year [ly] = 0.0003066014 kiloparsec [kpc]
1 kiloparsec [kpc] = 3261.5637769 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → kiloparsec [kpc]
1 → 0.0003066014
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0003066014=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0004599021