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Are light years a useful unit of measurement when recording the distance between the earth and sun?
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∙ 14y ago
Normally, no as it takes just over 8 minutes (about 8 minutes and 20 seconds) for light from the sun to reach the earth, or 15.8×10-6 light years
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