kilometre-light-year conversion

Conversion number between kilometre [km] and light-year [ly] is 1.0570008340246 × 10^-13. This means, that kilometre is smaller unit than light-year.

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Calculation process of conversion value

1 kilometre = (exactly) `(1000) / (9460730472580800)` = 1.0570008340246 × 10^-13 light-year
1 light-year = (exactly) `(9460730472580800) / (1000)` = 9460730472580.8 kilometre
? kilometre × `(1000 ("m"/"kilometre")) / (9460730472580800 ("m"/"light-year"))` = ? light-year

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If conversion between kilometre to metre and metre to light-year is exactly definied, high precision conversion from kilometre to light-year is enabled.

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kilometre to light-year conversion chart

Start value:	[kilometre]
Step size	[kilometre]
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kilometre	light-year
0	0
10	1.0570008340246 × 10^-12
20	2.1140016680492 × 10^-12
30	3.1710025020738 × 10^-12
40	4.2280033360985 × 10^-12
50	5.2850041701231 × 10^-12
60	6.3420050041477 × 10^-12
70	7.3990058381723 × 10^-12
80	8.4560066721969 × 10^-12
90	9.5130075062215 × 10^-12
100	1.0570008340246 × 10^-11
110	1.1627009174271 × 10^-11

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kilometre

Definition of kilometre unit: =1000 m.

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light-year

Definition of light-year unit: ≡ Distance light travels in vacuum in 365.25 days.

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