light year to astronomical unit
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to astronomical unit [AU, UA], or change ↔.
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.
astronomical unit [AU, UA]
Definition: An astronomical unit is a unit of length approximately equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Historyandorigin: It was defined in 1976 as exactly 149,597,870,691 meters.
CurrentUse: It is used in astronomy to measure distances within the Solar System.
funfact: The AU is approximately 93 million miles.
light year [ly] to astronomical unit [AU, UA] Conversion Table
| 1 light year [ly] | 63241.077088 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 126482.15418 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 189723.23126 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 316205.38544 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 632410.77088 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 3162053.8544 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 6324107.7088 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 63241077.088 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 10000 light year [ly] | 632410770.88 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 100000 light year [ly] | 6324107708.8 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
| 1000000 light year [ly] | 63241077088 astronomical unit [AU, UA] |
How to Convert light year to astronomical unit
1 light year [ly] = 63241.077088 astronomical unit [AU, UA]
1 astronomical unit [AU, UA] = 0.0000158125 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → astronomical unit [AU, UA]
1 → 63241.077088
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*63241.077088=1*x
by simplifying
x=94861.615632