light year to meter
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to meter [m], 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.
meter [m]
Definition: The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Historyandorigin: The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a meridian. It was redefined several times, most recently in 1983 using the speed of light.
CurrentUse: The meter is widely used in scientific and everyday contexts around the world.
funfact: The word 'meter' comes from the Greek word 'metron,' meaning 'measure.'
light year [ly] to meter [m] Conversion Table
| 1 light year [ly] | 9460730472580044 meter [m] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 18921460945160090 meter [m] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 28382191417740130 meter [m] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 47303652362900210 meter [m] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 94607304725800420 meter [m] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 473036523629002100 meter [m] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 946073047258004200 meter [m] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 9460730472580043000 meter [m] |
| 10000 light year [ly] | 94607304725800440000 meter [m] |
| 100000 light year [ly] | 946073047258004200000 meter [m] |
| 1000000 light year [ly] | 9.460730472E+21 meter [m] |
How to Convert light year to meter
1 light year [ly] = 9460730472580044 meter [m]
1 meter [m] = 1.057000834E-16 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → meter [m]
1 → 9460730472580044
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*9460730472580044=1*x
by simplifying
x=14191095708870064