How to convert light years to fathoms (US survey)
1 light year is equal to 5.173179982 × 10¹⁵ fathoms (US survey), and 1 fathom (us survey) is equal to 1.933046991 × 10⁻¹⁶ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
fathoms (US survey) = light years × 5.173179982 × 10¹⁵
fathoms (US survey) = light years ÷ 1.933046991 × 10⁻¹⁶Example: convert 1 ly to ftm (US): 1 × 5.173179982 × 10¹⁵ = 5.173179982 × 10¹⁵ ftm (US).
Light Year to Fathom (US Survey) conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Fathom (US Survey) (ftm (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 51,731,799,820,000 ftm (US) |
| 0.1 ly | 517,317,998,200,000 ftm (US) |
| 1 ly | 5.173179982 × 10¹⁵ ftm (US) |
| 2 ly | 1.034635996 × 10¹⁶ ftm (US) |
| 3 ly | 1.551953995 × 10¹⁶ ftm (US) |
| 5 ly | 2.586589991 × 10¹⁶ ftm (US) |
| 10 ly | 5.173179982 × 10¹⁶ ftm (US) |
| 20 ly | 1.034635996 × 10¹⁷ ftm (US) |
| 50 ly | 2.586589991 × 10¹⁷ ftm (US) |
| 100 ly | 5.173179982 × 10¹⁷ ftm (US) |
| 250 ly | 1.293294996 × 10¹⁸ ftm (US) |
| 500 ly | 2.586589991 × 10¹⁸ ftm (US) |
| 1,000 ly | 5.173179982 × 10¹⁸ ftm (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 fathom (us survey)
The US survey fathom is 6 US survey feet, about 1.8288037 m.
Symbol: ftm (US) · 1 ftm (US) = 1.828803658 m · Category: US survey units