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It is the distance light travels (in a vacuum) in one year.
1 ly = (299,792,458 m/s)(60 s/min)(60 min/hr)(24 hr/day)(365.25 day/year) = N m/year This can be solved for N which is the number of meters light can travel in a vacuum (space) over the course of one year.
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The international definition of a light year uses a Julian year as the basis for the calculation, which is exactly 365¼ days, making the distance 9.46073047 times 10 to the power 15 metres.
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Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year light-year or parsec?
"light-year"
Which unit of measurement uses the distance light travels in one year 9470000000000?
The distance light travels in one year is called a light-year. To get the number 9,470,000,000,000, the unit used is the kilometer.
What is the unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one year?
The distance light would travel in one year in a perfect vacuum is a light year. It's a subtle distinction, but an important one.
An astronmoical unit is a larger distance unit than a light year?
The light year by far. It is equal to about 63,241 AU's and each AU is about 93,000,000 miles (the distance from the earth to the sun). Over all a light year is close to 6 trillion miles.
What is the relation between light year and astronomical unit?
The astronomical unit is the average distance from the earth to the sun, and is 149 598 000 kilometres. A light year is the distance light will travel in a year, the speed of light is just under 300 000 kilometres per second, so light travels one astronomical unit in just over eight minutes. A light year is 9.46x1012 kilometres, or 63239.67 astronomical units.
Which unit of measurement uses the distance light travels in one year - 9470000000000km?
The unit of measurement is the "light year".
Is an astronimical unit or light-year the larger unit of measure?
One Light-year is 63,024 Astronomical units.
Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year light-year or parsec?
"light-year"
Which unit of measurement uses the distance light travels in one year 9470000000000?
The distance light travels in one year is called a light-year. To get the number 9,470,000,000,000, the unit used is the kilometer.
Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year?
light-year
How many light years is one of owr years?
It doesn't make sense to convert that. A light-year is a unit of distance, not a unit of time. A light-year is the distancelight travels in a year.
Which of the is not a unit of time leap year or light year?
A light-year is a unit of distance, not a unit of time.
How light year is measured?
A light year is a unit of length used in Astronomy to define distance. One light year is equal to just under 6 trillion miles.
Is it true that the light year is a unit of time?
It is a unit of time and distance. A light year is the amount of time it takes for a beam of light to travel through space in one earth year, which is 5.9 trillion kilometers. Time : one year, distance : 5.9 trillion km.
What is the unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one year?
The distance light would travel in one year in a perfect vacuum is a light year. It's a subtle distinction, but an important one.
How much time is a light year at the speed of light?
A light year is a unit of distance; it is the distance lght travel in one year which is 5.8 trillion miles.
Is the sun measured in light years?
'Light-year' is a unit of a distance. It is the distance for light to travel one year. So it is a great distance.
