fathom to light year
Please provide values below to convert fathom [fath] to light year [ly], or change ↔.
fathom [fath]
Definition: A fathom is a unit of length equal to 6 feet or 1.8288 meters.
Historyandorigin: It has historical origins in maritime measurements.
CurrentUse: It is used in navigation to measure depths of water.
funfact: The fathom was used for measuring depths at sea.
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.
fathom [fath] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-16 light year [ly] |
| 2 fathom [fath] | 3.86608625E-16 light year [ly] |
| 3 fathom [fath] | 5.799129375E-16 light year [ly] |
| 5 fathom [fath] | 9.665215626E-16 light year [ly] |
| 10 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-15 light year [ly] |
| 50 fathom [fath] | 9.665215626E-15 light year [ly] |
| 100 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-14 light year [ly] |
| 1000 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-13 light year [ly] |
| 10000 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-12 light year [ly] |
| 100000 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-11 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 fathom [fath] | 1.933043125E-10 light year [ly] |
How to Convert fathom to light year
1 fathom [fath] = 1.933043125E-16 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 5173190328401124 fathom [fath]
we use cross multiplication method
fathom [fath] → light year [ly]
1 → 1.933043125E-16
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.933043125E-16=1*x
by simplifying
x=2.899564687E-16