How to convert light years to chains (US survey)
1 light year is equal to 470,289,089,300,000 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 2.12635169 × 10⁻¹⁵ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = light years × 470,289,089,300,000
chains (US survey) = light years ÷ 2.12635169 × 10⁻¹⁵Example: convert 1 ly to ch (US): 1 × 470,289,089,300,000 = 470,289,089,300,000 ch (US).
Light Year to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 4,702,890,893,000 ch (US) |
| 0.1 ly | 47,028,908,930,000 ch (US) |
| 1 ly | 470,289,089,300,000 ch (US) |
| 2 ly | 940,578,178,500,000 ch (US) |
| 3 ly | 1.410867268 × 10¹⁵ ch (US) |
| 5 ly | 2.351445446 × 10¹⁵ ch (US) |
| 10 ly | 4.702890893 × 10¹⁵ ch (US) |
| 20 ly | 9.405781785 × 10¹⁵ ch (US) |
| 50 ly | 2.351445446 × 10¹⁶ ch (US) |
| 100 ly | 4.702890893 × 10¹⁶ ch (US) |
| 250 ly | 1.175722723 × 10¹⁷ ch (US) |
| 500 ly | 2.351445446 × 10¹⁷ ch (US) |
| 1,000 ly | 4.702890893 × 10¹⁷ ch (US) |
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 chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units