Here you can convert the Unit of length Kilometer into the unit Light year and vice versa you can convert Light year into Kilometer. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., km to ly or ly to km. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Unit of length.
Info about "Kilometer"
The unit kilometer belongs to the metric system and is derived from the basic unit meter. Here, 1 kilometer can be converted into 1,000 meters or 1 meter is equivalent to 0.001 kilometers. The kilometer belongs to the International System of Units (SI).
In most parts of the world today, kilometers is the measuring unit used to express distances between geographical locations in the countryside. The United States and the United Kingdom are exceptions to this practice, where miles are used as a measuring unit.
Info about "Light year"
A light-year refers to the distance of light (in a vacuum) within one year. There are different definitions for a year (Gregorian year, tropical year, Julian year etc.), therefore the Julian year (365.25 days) was used as a definition for the light year. A light-year is converted to 9,460,730,472,580.8 km, around 9.5 trillion km. For example, the Milky Way is 100,000 light-years long because distance is difficult to measure in kilometers.
Basis for conversion Kilometer (km) to Light year (ly) and vice versa
The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Kilometer" is km. The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Light year" is ly.
Formula for the conversion of Kilometer (km) to Light year (ly) and vice versa
The calculation from Kilometer to Light year shall be made using the following conversion formula:
| Conversion formula Kilometer to Light year |
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Determine the number of Light year from Kilometer Kilometer × 1.0570008340246E-13 |
Formula for the conversion of Light year (ly) to Kilometer (km)
The calculation from Light year to Kilometer shall be made using the following conversion formula:
| Conversion formula Light year to Kilometer |
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Determine the number of Kilometer from Light year Light year × 9460730472580.8 |
Overview table : How many Kilometer are in a Light year ?
| Kilometer km ⇒ Light year ly |
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| 0.01 Kilometer are 0.000000000000001 Light year |
| 0.02 Kilometer are 0.000000000000002 Light year |
| 0.03 Kilometer are 0.000000000000003 Light year |
| 0.04 Kilometer are 0.000000000000004 Light year |
| 0.05 Kilometer are 0.000000000000005 Light year |
| 0.06 Kilometer are 0.000000000000006 Light year |
| 0.07 Kilometer are 0.000000000000007 Light year |
| 0.08 Kilometer are 0.000000000000008 Light year |
| 0.09 Kilometer are 0.000000000000009 Light year |
| 0.10 Kilometer are 0.000000000000010 Light year |
| 0.20 Kilometer are 0.000000000000021 Light year |
| 0.30 Kilometer are 0.000000000000031 Light year |
| 0.40 Kilometer are 0.000000000000042 Light year |
| 0.50 Kilometer are 0.000000000000052 Light year |
| 0.60 Kilometer are 0.000000000000063 Light year |
| 0.70 Kilometer are 0.000000000000074 Light year |
| 0.80 Kilometer are 0.000000000000084 Light year |
| 0.90 Kilometer are 0.000000000000095 Light year |
| 1 Kilometer corresponds to 0.000000000000105 Light year |
| 2 Kilometer are 0.000000000000211 Light year |
| 3 Kilometer are 0.000000000000317 Light year |
| 4 Kilometer are 0.000000000000422 Light year |
| 5 Kilometer are 0.000000000000528 Light year |
| 6 Kilometer are 0.000000000000634 Light year |
| 7 Kilometer are 0.000000000000739 Light year |
| 8 Kilometer are 0.000000000000845 Light year |
| 9 Kilometer are 0.000000000000951 Light year |
| 10 Kilometer are 0.000000000001057 Light year |
| 20 Kilometer are 0.000000000002114 Light year |
| 30 Kilometer are 0.000000000003171 Light year |
| 40 Kilometer are 0.000000000004228 Light year |
| 50 Kilometer are 0.000000000005285 Light year |
| 60 Kilometer are 0.000000000006342 Light year |
| 70 Kilometer are 0.000000000007399 Light year |
| 80 Kilometer are 0.000000000008456 Light year |
| 90 Kilometer are 0.000000000009513 Light year |
| 100 Kilometer are 0.000000000010570 Light year |
| 200 Kilometer are 0.000000000021140 Light year |
| 300 Kilometer are 0.000000000031710 Light year |
| 400 Kilometer are 0.000000000042280 Light year |
| 500 Kilometer are 0.000000000052850 Light year |
| 600 Kilometer are 0.000000000063420 Light year |
| 700 Kilometer are 0.000000000073990 Light year |
| 800 Kilometer are 0.000000000084560 Light year |
| 900 Kilometer are 0.000000000095130 Light year |
| 1 000 Kilometer are 0.000000000105700 Light year |
Overview table : How many Light year are in a Kilometer ?
| Light year ly ⇒ Kilometer km |
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| 0.01 Light year are 94 607 304 725.80801 Kilometer |
| 0.02 Light year are 189 214 609 451.61602 Kilometer |
| 0.03 Light year are 283 821 914 177.42401 Kilometer |
| 0.04 Light year are 378 429 218 903.23205 Kilometer |
| 0.05 Light year are 473 036 523 629.04003 Kilometer |
| 0.06 Light year are 567 643 828 354.84802 Kilometer |
| 0.07 Light year are 662 251 133 080.65612 Kilometer |
| 0.08 Light year are 756 858 437 806.46411 Kilometer |
| 0.09 Light year are 851 465 742 532.27209 Kilometer |
| 0.10 Light year are 946 073 047 258.08007 Kilometer |
| 0.20 Light year are 1 892 146 094 516.16015 Kilometer |
| 0.30 Light year are 2 838 219 141 774.24023 Kilometer |
| 0.40 Light year are 3 784 292 189 032.32031 Kilometer |
| 0.50 Light year are 4 730 365 236 290.40039 Kilometer |
| 0.60 Light year are 5 676 438 283 548.48046 Kilometer |
| 0.70 Light year are 6 622 511 330 806.56054 Kilometer |
| 0.80 Light year are 7 568 584 378 064.64062 Kilometer |
| 0.90 Light year are 8 514 657 425 322.72070 Kilometer |
| 1 Light year corresponds to 9 460 730 472 580.80078 Kilometer |
| 2 Light year are 18 921 460 945 161.60156 Kilometer |
| 3 Light year are 28 382 191 417 742.40234 Kilometer |
| 4 Light year are 37 842 921 890 323.20312 Kilometer |
| 5 Light year are 47 303 652 362 904 Kilometer |
| 6 Light year are 56 764 382 835 484.80468 Kilometer |
| 7 Light year are 66 225 113 308 065.60937 Kilometer |
| 8 Light year are 75 685 843 780 646.40625 Kilometer |
| 9 Light year are 85 146 574 253 227.20312 Kilometer |
| 10 Light year are 94 607 304 725 808 Kilometer |
| 20 Light year are 189 214 609 451 616 Kilometer |
| 30 Light year are 283 821 914 177 424 Kilometer |
| 40 Light year are 378 429 218 903 232 Kilometer |
| 50 Light year are 473 036 523 629 040.06250 Kilometer |
| 60 Light year are 567 643 828 354 848 Kilometer |
| 70 Light year are 662 251 133 080 656 Kilometer |
| 80 Light year are 756 858 437 806 464 Kilometer |
| 90 Light year are 851 465 742 532 272.12500 Kilometer |
| 100 Light year are 946 073 047 258 080.12500 Kilometer |
| 200 Light year are 1 892 146 094 516 160.25000 Kilometer |
| 300 Light year are 2 838 219 141 774 240 Kilometer |
| 400 Light year are 3 784 292 189 032 320.50000 Kilometer |
| 500 Light year are 4 730 365 236 290 400 Kilometer |
| 600 Light year are 5 676 438 283 548 480 Kilometer |
| 700 Light year are 6 622 511 330 806 561 Kilometer |
| 800 Light year are 7 568 584 378 064 641 Kilometer |
| 900 Light year are 8 514 657 425 322 721 Kilometer |
| 1 000 Light year are 9 460 730 472 580 800 Kilometer |
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