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Well depends..

If you're saying that the speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s then 1 light year is 9.46728x10^15 metres

If the speed of light is exact (299,792,458m/s) then 1 light year would be 9,460,730,472,580,800 metres (9.46073x10^15)

Not much difference...

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One miles is equal to what light year?

One mile is equal to 0.0000000000001701114 light years or 1/5878500794185th of a light year.


Does a calendar year equal a light year?

No. A light year is a unit of distance, not time. It is the distance light travels in a year.


How many kilometers a one light year?

One Light Year is equal to 9454254955488 Kms


What does a light-year equal in miles?

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Used to measure distance in space equal to the distance light travels in one year?

That is called a light-year, and it is equal to a distance of about 9.5 trillion kilometers.


What is a 'light year' and how long is it?

A light year is the distance light travels in a vacuum (such as space) in one year's time. It is equal to 5,878,499,562,554.681 miles or 9,460,528,000,000 kilometers.


What is a light year away?

One light year away is equal to: 9,461,000,000,000 kilometers 9,461,000,000,000,000 meters 5,879,000,000,000 miles


How many miles in 1light year?

One light year is equal to about 5.88 trillion miles.


How many second in one light year?

One light year is equal to about 31.5 million seconds.


How many light years are equal to 4.5 billion years?

A light year is a measure of distance, not time. It is the distance light travels in a year.


What is a light year a unit of how far is it?

A light year is a unit of length equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres.


Is one light year about 9.46 trillion yards?

1 light year is equal to 10,346,159,700,000,000 yards or 10 quadrillion.