Please provide values below to convert Light Year [ly] to Kilometer [km], or vice versa.
1 Light Year (ly) = 9,461,000,000,000 Kilometer (km)
1 Kilometer (km) = 0.000000000000105697 Light Year (ly)
Example: convert 15 Light Year (ly) to Kilometer (km):
15 Light Year (ly) = 15 × 9,461,000,000,000 Kilometer (km) = 141,915,000,000,000 Kilometer (km)
A light year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.461 × 10¹⁵ meters.
| Light Year [ly] | Kilometer [km] |
|---|---|
| 1 ly | 9,461,000,000,000 km |
| 2 ly | 18,922,000,000,000 km |
| 5 ly | 47,305,000,000,000 km |
| 10 ly | 94,610,000,000,000 km |
| 20 ly | 189,220,000,000,000 km |
| 50 ly | 473,050,000,000,000 km |
| 100 ly | 946,100,000,000,000 km |
| 200 ly | 1,892,200,000,000,000 km |
| 500 ly | 4,730,500,000,000,000 km |
| 1000 ly | 9,461,000,000,000,000 km |
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