How to convert light years to nails (cloth)
1 light year is equal to 1.655420905 × 10¹⁷ nails (cloth), and 1 nail (cloth) is equal to 6.040759766 × 10⁻¹⁸ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
nails (cloth) = light years × 1.655420905 × 10¹⁷
nails (cloth) = light years ÷ 6.040759766 × 10⁻¹⁸Example: convert 1 ly to nail: 1 × 1.655420905 × 10¹⁷ = 1.655420905 × 10¹⁷ nail.
Light Year to Nail (cloth) conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Nail (cloth) (nail) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 1.655420905 × 10¹⁵ nail |
| 0.1 ly | 1.655420905 × 10¹⁶ nail |
| 1 ly | 1.655420905 × 10¹⁷ nail |
| 2 ly | 3.31084181 × 10¹⁷ nail |
| 3 ly | 4.966262715 × 10¹⁷ nail |
| 5 ly | 8.277104525 × 10¹⁷ nail |
| 10 ly | 1.655420905 × 10¹⁸ nail |
| 20 ly | 3.31084181 × 10¹⁸ nail |
| 50 ly | 8.277104525 × 10¹⁸ nail |
| 100 ly | 1.655420905 × 10¹⁹ nail |
| 250 ly | 4.138552263 × 10¹⁹ nail |
| 500 ly | 8.277104525 × 10¹⁹ nail |
| 1,000 ly | 1.655420905 × 10²⁰ nail |
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 nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth