megaparsec to light year
Please provide values below to convert megaparsec [Mpc] to light year [ly], or change ↔.
megaparsec [Mpc]
Definition: A unit of distance in astronomy, equal to 1,000 kiloparsecs or approximately 3.26 million light years.
Historyandorigin: The megaparsec was introduced to measure very large astronomical distances, particularly in cosmology.
CurrentUse: Used to express the size of galaxy clusters and the distance between them.
funfact: Galaxy superclusters are often described in megaparsecs!
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!
megaparsec [Mpc] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 megaparsec [Mpc] | 3261563.7769 light year [ly] |
| 2 megaparsec [Mpc] | 6523127.5539 light year [ly] |
| 3 megaparsec [Mpc] | 9784691.3308 light year [ly] |
| 5 megaparsec [Mpc] | 16307818.885 light year [ly] |
| 10 megaparsec [Mpc] | 32615637.769 light year [ly] |
| 50 megaparsec [Mpc] | 163078188.85 light year [ly] |
| 100 megaparsec [Mpc] | 326156377.69 light year [ly] |
| 1000 megaparsec [Mpc] | 3261563776.9 light year [ly] |
| 10000 megaparsec [Mpc] | 32615637769 light year [ly] |
| 100000 megaparsec [Mpc] | 326156377694 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 megaparsec [Mpc] | 3261563776944 light year [ly] |
How to Convert megaparsec to light year
1 megaparsec [Mpc] = 3261563.7769 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 3.066013938E-7 megaparsec [Mpc]
we use cross multiplication method
megaparsec [Mpc] → light year [ly]
1 → 3261563.7769
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*3261563.7769=1*x
by simplifying
x=4892345.6654