centimeter to light year
Please provide values below to convert centimeter [cm] to light year [ly], or change ↔.
centimeter [cm]
Definition: A centimeter is a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a meter.
Historyandorigin: It is part of the metric system, introduced in the late 18th century.
CurrentUse: It is commonly used in everyday measurements, such as in clothing and small objects.
funfact: The prefix 'centi-' comes from the Latin word 'centum,' meaning 'hundred.'
light year [ly]
Definition: A light year is the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers.
Historyandorigin: The concept of the light year was introduced in the early 20th century to describe astronomical distances.
CurrentUse: It is used in astronomy to measure the vast distances between stars and galaxies.
funfact: A light year is not a measure of time but of distance.
centimeter [cm] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-18 light year [ly] |
| 2 centimeter [cm] | 2.114001668E-18 light year [ly] |
| 3 centimeter [cm] | 3.171002502E-18 light year [ly] |
| 5 centimeter [cm] | 5.28500417E-18 light year [ly] |
| 10 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-17 light year [ly] |
| 50 centimeter [cm] | 5.28500417E-17 light year [ly] |
| 100 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-16 light year [ly] |
| 1000 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-15 light year [ly] |
| 10000 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-14 light year [ly] |
| 100000 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-13 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 centimeter [cm] | 1.057000834E-12 light year [ly] |
How to Convert centimeter to light year
1 centimeter [cm] = 1.057000834E-18 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 946073047258004200 centimeter [cm]
we use cross multiplication method
centimeter [cm] → light year [ly]
1 → 1.057000834E-18
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.057000834E-18=1*x
by simplifying
x=1.585501251E-18