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The two units are not compatible. A light year is a measure of distance. An arcsecond is a measure of arc or angle. To convert arc to length, you must first know the distance to what you are measuring.

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There are 3600" in an arc second of one degree.

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1o (60'/ 1o)(60''/ 1') = 3600''

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24 hours of RA are equivalent to 360 degrees, so the ratio is 15 degrees per hour, 4 minutes per degree, and 15 minutes RA to 1 degree.

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There are 3600 arc-seconds in one degree.

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How many seconds longitude are in one degree?

One degree of angle is equal to 3,600 seconds of angle.


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