How to convert light years to links
1 light year is equal to 4.702900299 × 10¹⁶ links, and 1 link is equal to 2.126347438 × 10⁻¹⁷ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
links = light years × 4.702900299 × 10¹⁶
links = light years ÷ 2.126347438 × 10⁻¹⁷Example: convert 1 ly to li: 1 × 4.702900299 × 10¹⁶ = 4.702900299 × 10¹⁶ li.
Light Year to Link conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Link (li) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 470,290,029,900,000 li |
| 0.1 ly | 4.702900299 × 10¹⁵ li |
| 1 ly | 4.702900299 × 10¹⁶ li |
| 2 ly | 9.405800597 × 10¹⁶ li |
| 3 ly | 1.41087009 × 10¹⁷ li |
| 5 ly | 2.351450149 × 10¹⁷ li |
| 10 ly | 4.702900299 × 10¹⁷ li |
| 20 ly | 9.405800597 × 10¹⁷ li |
| 50 ly | 2.351450149 × 10¹⁸ li |
| 100 ly | 4.702900299 × 10¹⁸ li |
| 250 ly | 1.175725075 × 10¹⁹ li |
| 500 ly | 2.351450149 × 10¹⁹ li |
| 1,000 ly | 4.702900299 × 10¹⁹ li |
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 link
Gunter's link is 7.92 inches (0.201168 m), one hundredth of a chain. It was used in land surveying.
Symbol: li · 1 li = 0.201168 m · Category: Imperial & US customary