How to convert light years to meters
1 light year is equal to 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵ meters, and 1 meter is equal to 1.057000834 × 10⁻¹⁶ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
meters = light years × 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵
meters = light years ÷ 1.057000834 × 10⁻¹⁶Example: convert 1 ly to m: 1 × 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵ = 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵ m.
Light Year to Meter conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Meter (m) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 94,607,304,730,000 m |
| 0.1 ly | 946,073,047,300,000 m |
| 1 ly | 9.460730473 × 10¹⁵ m |
| 2 ly | 1.892146095 × 10¹⁶ m |
| 3 ly | 2.838219142 × 10¹⁶ m |
| 5 ly | 4.730365236 × 10¹⁶ m |
| 10 ly | 9.460730473 × 10¹⁶ m |
| 20 ly | 1.892146095 × 10¹⁷ m |
| 50 ly | 4.730365236 × 10¹⁷ m |
| 100 ly | 9.460730473 × 10¹⁷ m |
| 250 ly | 2.365182618 × 10¹⁸ m |
| 500 ly | 4.730365236 × 10¹⁸ m |
| 1,000 ly | 9.460730473 × 10¹⁸ m |
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 meter
The meter is the SI base unit of length. Since 1983 it has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. It's used for everyday measurement almost everywhere in the world.
Symbol: m · 1 m = 1 m · Category: Metric (SI)