Convert light year to kilometre


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How many light year in 1 kilometer? The answer is 1.0570008340246E-13. We assume you are converting between light year and kilometre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: light year or kilometer The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1.0570008340246E-16 light year, or 0.001 kilometer. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between light years and kilometres. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Quick conversion chart of light year to kilometer

1 light year to kilometer = 9460730472580.8 kilometer

2 light year to kilometer = 18921460945162 kilometer

3 light year to kilometer = 28382191417742 kilometer

4 light year to kilometer = 37842921890323 kilometer

5 light year to kilometer = 47303652362904 kilometer

6 light year to kilometer = 56764382835485 kilometer

7 light year to kilometer = 66225113308066 kilometer

8 light year to kilometer = 75685843780646 kilometer

9 light year to kilometer = 85146574253227 kilometer

10 light year to kilometer = 94607304725808 kilometer


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Definition: Light-year

A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9.46 × 1012 kilometres (9.46 petametres, or about 5.88 × 1012 (nearly six trillion) miles). More specifically, a light year is defined as the distance that a photon would travel, in free space and infinitely far away from any gravitational or magnetic fields, in one Julian year (365.25 days of 86400 seconds each).


Definition: Kilometer

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.


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