How to convert barleycorns to light years
1 barleycorn is equal to 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹ light years, and 1 light year is equal to 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸ barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
light years = barleycorns × 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹
light years = barleycorns ÷ 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸Example: convert 1 barleycorn to ly: 1 × 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹ = 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹ ly.
Barleycorn to Light Year conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Light Year (ly) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻²¹ ly |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻²⁰ ly |
| 1 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹ ly |
| 2 barleycorn | 1.789854746 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
| 3 barleycorn | 2.684782118 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
| 5 barleycorn | 4.474636864 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
| 10 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
| 20 barleycorn | 1.789854746 × 10⁻¹⁷ ly |
| 50 barleycorn | 4.474636864 × 10⁻¹⁷ ly |
| 100 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁷ ly |
| 250 barleycorn | 2.237318432 × 10⁻¹⁶ ly |
| 500 barleycorn | 4.474636864 × 10⁻¹⁶ ly |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁶ ly |
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the light year
A light-year is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days): about 9.46 trillion km. The nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is about 4.37 light-years away.
Symbol: ly · 1 ly = 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵ m · Category: Astronomical