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light-hour
Symbol:   
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  1.07925×1012 m
Dimension:  L 
 
Notes
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour (3600 seconds).
Convert     light-hour  
1 light-hour =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
2.03949×1022  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
1.07925×1022  Å  angstrom 
3.7102×1015  arcmin  arcmin 
7.21436  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
1.07925×1030  am  attometer 
1.27471×1014    barleycorn (UK) 
2.03949×1022  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
2.95071×1010    bolt (US cloth) 
5.09883×1014  line (UK)  button (UK) 
1.69961×1015  line (US)  button (US) 
5.8275×109    cable length (int.) 
5.82378×109    cable length (UK) 
4.91786×109    cable length (US) 
4.24903×1015  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
1.07925×1014  cm  centimeter 
3.54086×1010  ch  chain (engineer's) 
5.36493×1010  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
3.54086×1010  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
5.36493×1010  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
2.36057×1012    cubit (UK) 
1.07925×1011  dam  decameter 
1.07925×1013  dm  decimeter 
3.82993×1026  re  electron classical radius 
9.44228×1011    ell 
2.55899×1014    ems (pica) 
1.07925×10-6  Em  exameter 
5.90143×1011  fath  fathom 
1.07925×1027  fm  femtometer 
1.07925×1027  F, f  fermi 
2.03949×1022  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
3.54086×1012  ft  foot 
3.23776×1015  fr  French 
5.36493×109  fur  furlong (UK) 
5.36493×109  fur  furlong (US) 
1079.25  Gm  gigameter 
1.06226×1013  hd  hand (UK) 
1.07925×1010  hm  hectometer 
1.1408×10-13    hubble 
4.24903×1013  in  inch 
1.07925×109  km  kilometer 
3.49762×10-8  kpc  kiloparsec 
2.23587×108    league (Canadian) 
1.9425×108  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
2.23539×108  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
1.94126×108  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
1.94126×108  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
4.16667×10-2    light-day 
60    light-minute 
3600    light-second 
1.1408×10-4  ly  light-year 
5.09883×1014  line (UK)  line (UK) 
1.69961×1015  line (US)  line (US) 
3.54086×1012    link (engineer's) 
5.36493×1012    link (Gunter's) 
3.54086×1012    link (Ramsden's) 
5.36493×1012    link (surveyor's) 
1.07925×106  Mm  megameter 
1.07925×1012  m  meter 
4.24903×1019  µin  microinch 
1.07925×1018  µm  micron 
4.24903×1016  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
1.45421×108  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
6.70615×108  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
5.8275×108  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
5.81708×108  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
5.82378×108  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
6.70617×108  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
6.70615×108  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
1.07925×1015  mm  millimeter 
1.07925×1021  mµ, nm  millimicron 
4.72114×1012    nail (UK) 
1.07925×1021  nm  nanometer 
5.8275×108  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
5.82378×108  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
1.41634×1012    pace (UK) 
1.41634×1013    palm (UK) 
3.49762×10-5  pc  parsec 
2.14597×1011  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
1.07925×10-3  Pm  petameter 
2.55898×1014    pica 
1.07925×1024  pm  picometer 
3.07077×1015    point (US printer's) 
2.14597×1011  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
1.07925×105    quadrant 
2.14597×1011  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
1.77043×1011    rope (UK) 
4.72114×1012    span 
1.07925  Tm  terameter 
4.24903×1016  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
1.07903×1025  UX, X  X-unit 
1.18029×1012  yd  yard 
1.07925×1036  ym  yoctometer 
1.07925×10-12  Ym  yottameter 
1.07925×1033  zm  zeptometer 
1.07925×10-9  Zm  zettameter 
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