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At the speed of light, it would take 16.6 years. Since it takes 4,700 years instead, your speed must be

(16.6/4700) times the speed of light.

(186,282) x (16.6/4700) = 657.9 miles per second = 2,368,600 miles/hour (rounded

(300,000) x (16.6/4700) = 1,059.6 km/sec = 3,814,500 km/hour (rounded)

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It would take the object approximately 4 years 1.7 months to travel one light year.

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a light year is a unit of length, not velocity.

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The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 meters/sec. It takes about 8 minutes for light from the sun to get to earth.

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Depends on your speed. Travelling at the speed of light, it would take 4,900 years.

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186,282.4 miles per second.

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