How to convert gigameters to light years
1 gigameter is equal to 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁷ light years, and 1 light year is equal to 9,460,730.473 gigameters. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
light years = gigameters × 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁷
light years = gigameters ÷ 9,460,730.473Example: convert 1 Gm to ly: 1 × 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁷ = 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁷ ly.
Gigameter to Light Year conversion table
| Gigameter (Gm) | Light Year (ly) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 Gm | 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁹ ly |
| 0.1 Gm | 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁸ ly |
| 1 Gm | 1.057000834 × 10⁻⁷ ly |
| 2 Gm | 2.114001668 × 10⁻⁷ ly |
| 3 Gm | 3.171002502 × 10⁻⁷ ly |
| 5 Gm | 5.28500417 × 10⁻⁷ ly |
| 10 Gm | 0.000001057000834 ly |
| 20 Gm | 0.000002114001668 ly |
| 50 Gm | 0.00000528500417 ly |
| 100 Gm | 0.00001057000834 ly |
| 250 Gm | 0.00002642502085 ly |
| 500 Gm | 0.0000528500417 ly |
| 1,000 Gm | 0.0001057000834 ly |
About the gigameter
A gigameter is one billion meters. The Moon orbits about 0.38 Gm from Earth, and the Sun's diameter is about 1.39 Gm.
Symbol: Gm · 1 Gm = 1,000,000,000 m · Category: Metric (SI)
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