How to convert light years to barleycorns
1 light year is equal to 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸ barleycorns, and 1 barleycorn is equal to 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
barleycorns = light years × 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸
barleycorns = light years ÷ 8.949273728 × 10⁻¹⁹Example: convert 1 ly to barleycorn: 1 × 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸ = 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn.
Light Year to Barleycorn conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Barleycorn (barleycorn) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 1.117409111 × 10¹⁶ barleycorn |
| 0.1 ly | 1.117409111 × 10¹⁷ barleycorn |
| 1 ly | 1.117409111 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn |
| 2 ly | 2.234818222 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn |
| 3 ly | 3.352227333 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn |
| 5 ly | 5.587045555 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn |
| 10 ly | 1.117409111 × 10¹⁹ barleycorn |
| 20 ly | 2.234818222 × 10¹⁹ barleycorn |
| 50 ly | 5.587045555 × 10¹⁹ barleycorn |
| 100 ly | 1.117409111 × 10²⁰ barleycorn |
| 250 ly | 2.793522777 × 10²⁰ barleycorn |
| 500 ly | 5.587045555 × 10²⁰ barleycorn |
| 1,000 ly | 1.117409111 × 10²¹ barleycorn |
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
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