Light Years to Kilometers Converter
CommonMeters, feet, miles and other distances.
How to convert Light Years to Kilometers
Multiply the light years value by 9.461e+12: 1 ly = 9.461e+12 km. Going the other way, 1 km = 1.057e-13 ly, so divide by 9.461e+12 or use the Kilometers to Light Years converter.
About these units
Light Years (ly)
A light-year is the distance light travels through a vacuum in one Julian year, about 9.461 trillion kilometers. Despite the name it measures distance, not time, and is used for stars and galaxies.
Kilometers (km)
A kilometer is 1,000 meters, the standard unit for road distances and travel in most of the world. One kilometer is about 0.621 miles.
Light Years to Kilometers conversion table
| Light Years (ly) | Kilometers (km) |
|---|---|
| 1 ly | 9.461e+12 km |
| 2 ly | 1.8922e+13 km |
| 3 ly | 2.8383e+13 km |
| 4 ly | 3.7844e+13 km |
| 5 ly | 4.7305e+13 km |
| 10 ly | 9.461e+13 km |
| 20 ly | 1.8922e+14 km |
| 25 ly | 2.3653e+14 km |
| 50 ly | 4.7305e+14 km |
| 100 ly | 9.461e+14 km |
| 500 ly | 4.7305e+15 km |
| 1,000 ly | 9.461e+15 km |