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'Light-year' is a unit of a distance. It is the distance for light to travel one year. So it is a great distance.
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How is the distance of the sun from earth measured?
light years.
Why is the distance from the sun and earth is measured by light minutes and the distance from the sun and Pluto is measured by light years?
There is nothing in our solar system far enough away from anything else in our solar system to be measured in light years. Light from the sun takes 340 minutes to reach Pluto, ie. 340 light minutes. Apart from the sun, the nearest star to us, Proxima Centauri, is 4.3 light years away.
Suns distance in light years from us?
The sun is too close to us to be measured in light years; it is 8 light-minutes away.
Stellar distance are usually expressed in what units?
A light year
Are the stars measured in light years?
Stars are not measured in light years. The distance between them is.
Do AUs measure the speed of light?
No. An A.U. is the average radius of the Earths orbit around the Sun. (which can be measured in light years or light minutes (about 8) if you want).
What units are stellar distances expressed in?
Stellar distances are measured in light-years, which is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
The size of galaxies are measured in?
They are measured in light years. Galaxies are often 100,000 light years across or more.
Do distances within the solar system have to be measured by light-years?
Any distance can be measured by any unit. It doesn't make a lot of sense to measure distances in light years, when it only takes light a few hours to make the journey within our solar system. Light goes from the Sun to Pluto in about 5.5 hours. Which is 0.00062 years, the assoicated distance being 0.00062 light years.
Is the distance between stars and earth measured in kilometres or light-years?
Light Years.
What is the closest thing to earth that can be measured in light years?
Anything can be measured in light time. The moon is about 1.3 light seconds (0.0000000412 light years) from the earth. The closest star system, which includes Alpha Centauri, is 4.3 light years away.
In distance in space between stars and earth measured in kilometres or light years?
in light years
