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light-year
Symbol:  ly 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  9.46053×1015 m
Dimension:  L 
 
Notes
Unit used in astronomy and astrophysics. This is the distance light travels in the vacuum in a (tropical) year.
Convert     ly  
1 ly =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
1.78778×1026  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
9.46053×1025  Å  angstrom 
3.25229×1019  arcmin  arcmin 
6.32397×104  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
9.46053×1033  am  attometer 
1.11739×1018    barleycorn (UK) 
1.78778×1026  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
2.58654×1014    bolt (US cloth) 
4.46954×1018  line (UK)  button (UK) 
1.48985×1019  line (US)  button (US) 
5.10828×1013    cable length (int.) 
5.10501×1013    cable length (UK) 
4.3109×1013    cable length (US) 
3.72462×1019  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
9.46053×1017  cm  centimeter 
3.10385×1014  ch  chain (engineer's) 
4.7028×1014  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
3.10385×1014  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
4.7028×1014  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
2.06923×1016    cubit (UK) 
9.46053×1014  dam  decameter 
9.46053×1016  dm  decimeter 
3.35725×1030  re  electron classical radius 
8.27693×1015    ell 
2.24316×1018    ems (pica) 
9.46053×10-3  Em  exameter 
5.17308×1015  fath  fathom 
9.46053×1030  fm  femtometer 
9.46053×1030  F, f  fermi 
1.78778×1026  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
3.10385×1016  ft  foot 
2.83816×1019  fr  French 
4.7028×1013  fur  furlong (UK) 
4.7028×1013  fur  furlong (US) 
9.46053×106  Gm  gigameter 
9.31155×1016  hd  hand (UK) 
9.46053×1013  hm  hectometer 
1×10-9    hubble 
3.72462×1017  in  inch 
9.46053×1012  km  kilometer 
3.06595×10-4  kpc  kiloparsec 
1.95992×1012    league (Canadian) 
1.70276×1012  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
1.9595×1012  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
1.70167×1012  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
1.70167×1012  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
365.242    light-day 
8765.81    light-hour 
5.25949×105    light-minute 
3.15569×107    light-second 
4.46954×1018  line (UK)  line (UK) 
1.48985×1019  line (US)  line (US) 
3.10385×1016    link (engineer's) 
4.7028×1016    link (Gunter's) 
3.10385×1016    link (Ramsden's) 
4.7028×1016    link (surveyor's) 
9.46053×109  Mm  megameter 
9.46053×1015  m  meter 
3.72462×1023  µin  microinch 
9.46053×1021  µm  micron 
3.72462×1020  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
1.27473×1012  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
5.87849×1012  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
5.10828×1012  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
5.09914×1012  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
5.10501×1012  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
5.8785×1012  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
5.87849×1012  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
9.46053×1018  mm  millimeter 
9.46053×1024  mµ, nm  millimicron 
4.13846×1016    nail (UK) 
9.46053×1024  nm  nanometer 
5.10828×1012  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
5.10501×1012  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
1.24154×1016    pace (UK) 
1.24154×1017    palm (UK) 
0.306595  pc  parsec 
1.88112×1015  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
9.46053  Pm  petameter 
2.24315×1018    pica 
9.46053×1027  pm  picometer 
2.69178×1019    point (US printer's) 
1.88112×1015  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
9.46053×108    quadrant 
1.88112×1015  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
1.55192×1015    rope (UK) 
4.13846×1016    span 
9460.53  Tm  terameter 
3.72462×1020  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
9.45856×1028  UX, X  X-unit 
1.03462×1016  yd  yard 
9.46053×1039  ym  yoctometer 
9.46053×10-9  Ym  yottameter 
9.46053×1036  zm  zeptometer 
9.46053×10-6  Zm  zettameter 
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