How to convert light years to twips
1 light year is equal to 5.363563732 × 10²⁰ twips, and 1 twip is equal to 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹ light years. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
twips = light years × 5.363563732 × 10²⁰
twips = light years ÷ 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹Example: convert 1 ly to twip: 1 × 5.363563732 × 10²⁰ = 5.363563732 × 10²⁰ twip.
Light Year to Twip conversion table
| Light Year (ly) | Twip (twip) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ly | 5.363563732 × 10¹⁸ twip |
| 0.1 ly | 5.363563732 × 10¹⁹ twip |
| 1 ly | 5.363563732 × 10²⁰ twip |
| 2 ly | 1.072712746 × 10²¹ twip |
| 3 ly | 1.60906912 × 10²¹ twip |
| 5 ly | 2.681781866 × 10²¹ twip |
| 10 ly | 5.363563732 × 10²¹ twip |
| 20 ly | 1.072712746 × 10²² twip |
| 50 ly | 2.681781866 × 10²² twip |
| 100 ly | 5.363563732 × 10²² twip |
| 250 ly | 1.340890933 × 10²³ twip |
| 500 ly | 2.681781866 × 10²³ twip |
| 1,000 ly | 5.363563732 × 10²³ twip |
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 twip
A twip is one twentieth of a point, or 1/1440 of an inch (about 17.6 µm). It's used internally by Microsoft Word, RTF files and older Windows APIs.
Symbol: twip · 1 twip = 0.00001763888889 m · Category: Typography