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Light year (Astronomical), length
A light-year or lightyear, symbol ly, is a unit of length. A common misconception is that a light-year is a unit of time, which is incorrect. A light-year is the distance light travels in vacuum in one Julian year.
1 Light year
is equal to
5.88×1012 mi
Metric
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9.46×1012
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9.46×1015
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9.46×1016
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9.46×1017
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9.46×1018
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9.46×1021
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9.46×1024
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9.46×1025
British/American
Nautical
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5.11×1012
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5.17×1015
Astronomical
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0.31
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1
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63,241.09
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525,960.23
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31,557,609.92