Light Years to Meters Converter
CommonMeters, feet, miles and other distances.
How to convert Light Years to Meters
Multiply the light years value by 9.461e+15: 1 ly = 9.461e+15 m. Going the other way, 1 m = 1.057e-16 ly, so divide by 9.461e+15 or use the Meters 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.
Meters (m)
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. All other metric lengths are decimal multiples of it.
Light Years to Meters conversion table
| Light Years (ly) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 ly | 9.461e+15 m |
| 2 ly | 1.8922e+16 m |
| 3 ly | 2.8383e+16 m |
| 4 ly | 3.7844e+16 m |
| 5 ly | 4.7305e+16 m |
| 10 ly | 9.461e+16 m |
| 20 ly | 1.8922e+17 m |
| 25 ly | 2.3653e+17 m |
| 50 ly | 4.7305e+17 m |
| 100 ly | 9.461e+17 m |
| 500 ly | 4.7305e+18 m |
| 1,000 ly | 9.461e+18 m |