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We like to use the number listed in the TIME/Britannica Almanac,

mainly because it's easy to remember:

5.8787 x 1012 miles

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Which parameter is measured in light year?

"Light year" is a unit of length or distance, equivalent to roughly 5,878,600,000,000 miles. (rounded)


A unit of length used to measure how far light travels in one year is called?

A "Light Year".Roughly 5,878,700,000,000 miles .


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.


How big is a lightyear in meters?

A light year is a unit of length in space. It is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year. Translated to miles it is about 5.9 trillion miles.


What is the distance for a light-year?

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What is 5.86 trillion miles the length of?

If you need this for a crossword its light-year.


What is the lenght of a light year in miles?

One light year (the distance light travels in one year) is:5,878,625,373,000,000,000,000 miles.


How many miles in 1light year?

One light year is equal to about 5.88 trillion miles.


In one Earth year light travels appoximately who many trillion miles?

light travels 5,878,630,000,000 miles in a year.


How many miles are there in in a light year?

There are approximately 5.84 x 1012 (5,840,000,000,000) miles in one light year. This information is far from correct. There are 97,909,819,200 miles in a light year. Light travels 186,282 miles per second, & there are 525,600 is second in a year. 525,600 × 186282 = 97,909,818,200


What is the length of four light years?

23.5 trillion miles.


What is the length of a light second?

299,792.458 kilometers or 186,282.4 miles.