mile to light year
Please provide values below to convert mile [mi, mi(Int)] to light year [ly], or change ↔.
mile [mi, mi(Int)]
Definition: A mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,609.34 meters.
Historyandorigin: The mile originated from the Roman 'mille passus,' or 'thousand paces,' each pace being five Roman feet.
CurrentUse: It is commonly used in the United States and the United Kingdom for road distances.
funfact: The abbreviation 'mi' comes from 'mille,' the Latin word for 'thousand.'
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.
mile [mi, mi(Int)] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-13 light year [ly] |
| 2 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 3.4021559E-13 light year [ly] |
| 3 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 5.10323385E-13 light year [ly] |
| 5 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 8.505389751E-13 light year [ly] |
| 10 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-12 light year [ly] |
| 50 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 8.505389751E-12 light year [ly] |
| 100 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-11 light year [ly] |
| 1000 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-10 light year [ly] |
| 10000 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-9 light year [ly] |
| 100000 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-8 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 mile [mi, mi(Int)] | 1.70107795E-7 light year [ly] |
How to Convert mile to light year
1 mile [mi, mi(Int)] = 1.70107795E-13 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 5878625373183 mile [mi, mi(Int)]
we use cross multiplication method
mile [mi, mi(Int)] → light year [ly]
1 → 1.70107795E-13
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.70107795E-13=1*x
by simplifying
x=2.551616925E-13