Light-years to kilometers
Type a value in light-years to see it in kilometers straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.
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How to use it
- Type the value in the light-years box.
- Read the result in kilometers as you type, and pick the precision you need.
- Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.
How it is calculated
km = ly × 9,460,730,473,000
Multiply the value in light-years by 9,460,730,473,000 to get kilometers.
Example
To convert 25 ly to kilometers: 25 × 9,460,730,473,000 = 236,518,000,000,000 km.
Conversion table
| Light-years (ly) | Kilometers (km) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9,460,730,000,000 |
| 2 | 18,921,500,000,000 |
| 3 | 28,382,200,000,000 |
| 5 | 47,303,700,000,000 |
| 10 | 94,607,300,000,000 |
| 20 | 189,215,000,000,000 |
| 25 | 236,518,000,000,000 |
| 50 | 473,037,000,000,000 |
| 100 | 946,073,000,000,000 |
| 250 | 2.36518e+15 |
| 500 | 4.73037e+15 |
| 1,000 | 9.46073e+15 |
About the units
- Light-year
- A light-year is the distance light travels in one Julian year of 365.25 days, exactly 9460730472580800 meters.
- Kilometer
- A kilometer is exactly 1000 meters and is the usual unit for road and travel distances.
Limits and caveats
- Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
- Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.
Questions about this tool
How many kilometers are in one light-year?
1 ly = 9,460,730,000,000 km exactly.
How do I convert light-years to kilometers?
Use km = ly × 9,460,730,473,000. For example, 25 ly = 236,518,000,000,000 km.
How many light-years are in one kilometer?
1 km = 1.057e-13 ly.
Are the inch, foot and mile factors exact or rounded?
They are exact by definition. Since the 1959 agreement one inch is exactly 2.54 cm, one foot 0.3048 m and one mile 1609.344 m.
What is the difference between a mile and a nautical mile?
A statute mile is 1609.344 meters and is used on roads. A nautical mile is 1852 meters and is used at sea and in aviation.