Convert Light Years (ly) to Nanometres (nm) | ly in nm

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This quick and easy calculator will convert Light Years (ly) to Nanometres (nm) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Light Years to Nanometres

Formula
nm = ly x 9.46055E+24
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Nanometres, multiply the number of Light Years by 9460550000000 trillion
Light Years (ly) in 1 Nanometre
There are 0 Light Years in 1 Nanometre
Nanometres (nm) in 1 Light Year
There are 9.46055E+24 Nanometres in 1 Light Year

Unit Information

Light Year
/lʌɪt jɪə,jəː/
Symbol: ly
Unit System: Astronomical System of Units

What is the Light Year?

The light year is a unit of length in the Astronomical system of units. It uses the symbol ly.

Often confused with a unit of time as it contains the word "year", it is actually defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as the amount of distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

Using the speed of light (299,792,458 m/s or 'c') and the Julian year (as apposed to the Gregorian year which is 365.2425 days), we can equivalate 1 light year as 9,460,730,472,580,800 metres or ≈ 9.46 trillion kilometres.

Nanometre
/ˈnanə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/
Symbol: nm
Unit System: SI

What is the Nanometre?

The nanometre is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol nm.

1 nm is equal to one one-billionth of a metre. (Nano is the prefix for one billionth). It is used to express dimensions on an atomic scale for example a helium atom has a radius of approximately 0.03nm.

The nanometre was previously known as the millimicrometre (or the millimicron).


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