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light-minute
Symbol:   
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  1.79875×1010 m
Dimension:  L 
 
Notes
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute (60 seconds).
Convert     light-minute  
1 light-minute =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
3.39915×1020  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
1.79875×1020  Å  angstrom 
6.18366×1013  arcmin  arcmin 
0.120239  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
1.79875×1028  am  attometer 
2.12451×1012    barleycorn (UK) 
3.39915×1020  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
4.91786×108    bolt (US cloth) 
8.49805×1012  line (UK)  button (UK) 
2.83268×1013  line (US)  button (US) 
9.7125×107    cable length (int.) 
9.70629×107    cable length (UK) 
8.19643×107    cable length (US) 
7.08171×1013  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
1.79875×1012  cm  centimeter 
5.90143×108  ch  chain (engineer's) 
8.94155×108  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
5.90143×108  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
8.94155×108  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
3.93428×1010    cubit (UK) 
1.79875×109  dam  decameter 
1.79875×1011  dm  decimeter 
6.38322×1024  re  electron classical radius 
1.57371×1010    ell 
4.26498×1012    ems (pica) 
1.79875×10-8  Em  exameter 
9.83571×109  fath  fathom 
1.79875×1025  fm  femtometer 
1.79875×1025  F, f  fermi 
3.39915×1020  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
5.90143×1010  ft  foot 
5.39626×1013  fr  French 
8.94155×107  fur  furlong (UK) 
8.94155×107  fur  furlong (US) 
17.9875  Gm  gigameter 
1.77043×1011  hd  hand (UK) 
1.79875×108  hm  hectometer 
1.90133×10-15    hubble 
7.08171×1011  in  inch 
1.79875×107  km  kilometer 
5.82937×10-10  kpc  kiloparsec 
3.72644×106    league (Canadian) 
3.2375×106  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
3.72565×106  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
3.23543×106  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
3.23543×106  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
6.94444×10-4    light-day 
1.66667×10-2    light-hour 
60    light-second 
1.90133×10-6  ly  light-year 
8.49805×1012  line (UK)  line (UK) 
2.83268×1013  line (US)  line (US) 
5.90143×1010    link (engineer's) 
8.94155×1010    link (Gunter's) 
5.90143×1010    link (Ramsden's) 
8.94155×1010    link (surveyor's) 
1.79875×104  Mm  megameter 
1.79875×1010  m  meter 
7.08171×1017  µin  microinch 
1.79875×1016  µm  micron 
7.08171×1014  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
2.42368×106  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
1.11769×107  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
9.7125×106  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
9.69513×106  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
9.70629×106  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
1.11769×107  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
1.11769×107  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
1.79875×1013  mm  millimeter 
1.79875×1019  mµ, nm  millimicron 
7.86857×1010    nail (UK) 
1.79875×1019  nm  nanometer 
9.7125×106  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
9.70629×106  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
2.36057×1010    pace (UK) 
2.36057×1011    palm (UK) 
5.82937×10-7  pc  parsec 
3.57662×109  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
1.79875×10-5  Pm  petameter 
4.26496×1012    pica 
1.79875×1022  pm  picometer 
5.11795×1013    point (US printer's) 
3.57662×109  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
1798.75    quadrant 
3.57662×109  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
2.95071×109    rope (UK) 
7.86857×1010    span 
1.79875×10-2  Tm  terameter 
7.08171×1014  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
1.79838×1023  UX, X  X-unit 
1.96714×1010  yd  yard 
1.79875×1034  ym  yoctometer 
1.79875×10-14  Ym  yottameter 
1.79875×1031  zm  zeptometer 
1.79875×10-11  Zm  zettameter 
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