0
A light-year is a measure of distance, not time as many people mistakenly believe. One light-year is the distance light can travel in one year in the vacuum of space. One light-year equates to 5.8785 trillion miles.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What unit would you use to measure the distances from stars?
To measure the distance of stars you have to measure by light years.
How many light years in a day?
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. In one day light travels 16,081,407,123 miles.
Would you measure a pen in g or kg?
grams besause it is very light
How many miles are in a billion light years?
one billion light years = 5.87849981 × 1021 miles
How many cm is 48?
48 what, meters? inches? furlongs? light-years? 48 what, meters? inches? furlongs? light-years?
If you are four years away from a place would you be 4 light years away?
No, 'years' is a measure of time and 'light years' is a measure of distance.
How would you measure the speed of light?
Light years
How many years are in twenty light years?
Zero. Light years are a measure of distance, not time.
What are the units called that measure distances to stars?
They measure them in light-years.
What unit of measure is used to measure the distance to the stars?
light years
How many light years does it take to travel two and half earth years?
Light years are a measure of distance, earth years are a measure of time. The two can't be compared like this.
How can you measure billions of light years?
Mathematicians do!
How many years in an one light years?
None. A light year is a measure of distance, not of time.
How many years is 587 light years?
Light years is a measure for distance, the distance light travels in one year. For the light to travel 587 light years, it takes 587 years.
What unit would you use to measure the distances from stars?
To measure the distance of stars you have to measure by light years.
When should you use light years?
Light years are used to measure distance from Earth to distant stars and planets.
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.
