How to convert light years to petameters
1 light year is equal to 9.460730473 petameters, and 1 petameter is equal to 0.1057000834 light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
petameters = light years × 9.460730473
petameters = light years ÷ 0.1057000834Example: convert 15 ly to Pm: 15 × 9.460730473 = 141.9109571 Pm.
Light Year to Petameter conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Petameter (Pm) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 0.09460730473 Pm |
| 0.1 ly | 0.9460730473 Pm |
| 1 ly | 9.460730473 Pm |
| 2 ly | 18.92146095 Pm |
| 3 ly | 28.38219142 Pm |
| 5 ly | 47.30365236 Pm |
| 10 ly | 94.60730473 Pm |
| 20 ly | 189.2146095 Pm |
| 50 ly | 473.0365236 Pm |
| 100 ly | 946.0730473 Pm |
| 250 ly | 2,365.182618 Pm |
| 500 ly | 4,730.365236 Pm |
| 1,000 ly | 9,460.730473 Pm |
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 petameter
A petameter is 10¹⁵ meters, roughly a tenth of a light-year.
Symbol: Pm · 1 Pm = 1 × 10¹⁵ m · Category: Metric (SI)