How to convert twips to light years
1 twip is equal to 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹ light years, and 1 light year is equal to 5.363563732 × 10²⁰ twips. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
light years = twips × 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹
light years = twips ÷ 5.363563732 × 10²⁰Example: convert 1 twip to ly: 1 × 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹ = 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹ ly.
Twip to Light Year conversion table
| Twip (twip) | Light Year (ly) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻²³ ly |
| 0.1 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻²² ly |
| 1 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻²¹ ly |
| 2 twip | 3.728864053 × 10⁻²¹ ly |
| 3 twip | 5.59329608 × 10⁻²¹ ly |
| 5 twip | 9.322160133 × 10⁻²¹ ly |
| 10 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻²⁰ ly |
| 20 twip | 3.728864053 × 10⁻²⁰ ly |
| 50 twip | 9.322160133 × 10⁻²⁰ ly |
| 100 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻¹⁹ ly |
| 250 twip | 4.661080067 × 10⁻¹⁹ ly |
| 500 twip | 9.322160133 × 10⁻¹⁹ ly |
| 1,000 twip | 1.864432027 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
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
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