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A light year is a measurement for distance; It is calculated by multiplying the number of seconds in a year by the distance light travels in 1 second ( which is roughly 300,000 Km). So something like 300,000,000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 = 1 lightyear in meters * 60 to get to minutes, again * 60 to get to hours, then * 24 to get to days and finally * 365 to get to the distance light travels in 1 year.
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The sun is 1 light year away from the earth?
Wrong!!!!! The Sun is 1 A.U. ( Astronomic Unit) from Earth. Because of the immensity of space, distances are calculated in 'A.U.' or 'Light Years'. Photons of Light from the Sun takes approximately 8 minutes to reach Earth.
What is the definition of the light year?
The light-year is the distance light travels in a year. Since this sometimes causes confusion, please note that a light-year is a unit of distance; NOT a unit of time. A light-year is approximately 9.5 x 1012 kilometers. (A light-year is defined to be exactly 9,460,730,472,580,800 metres.)
What is the longest light year?
A light-year is a measure of distance that a photon of light will travel in one year .
Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year?
light-year
What is the correct abbreviation for light-year?
The correct abbreviation is LY.- A kilo light-year is KLY.(1,000 light-years).- A mega light-year MLY.(1 million light-years).- A giga light-year is GLY.(1 billion light-years).
How far does light travel in a year calculated in meters?
Light travels approximately 9,460,706,958,078,329 meters in one year.
How is a lightyear calculated?
It means how far light travels in a year.
Can 114 million light years be calculated?
Yes, because light years is a specific distance. One light year is the distance light travels in the vacuum of space in one year. This distance is about 5.86 trillion miles. Therefore, 114 million light years is calculated by multiplying 5.86 trillion by 114 million. This results in an enormous distance, expressed as:6.70148979 × 1020 miles
Who is the scientist use the light year to measure the speed of light?
It doesn't work that way. The light-year is not used to measure the speed of light. It works the other way round: First, the speed of light is determined through other methods, then the distance called a light-year is calculated based on that measurements.
How long is 14 lightyears?
A 'light-year' is a distance calculated by how far light can travel in one standard year. A 'light-minute' is how far light can travel in one minute. Earth is about 8 light-minutes (93,000,000 miles) from the Sun. 14 light-years in space is going to be about 84 trillion miles, a huuuuge distance!
How wide is your Milky Way?
The estimated/calculated diameter of the Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years across. Since a light-year is about 6,000,000,000,000 (six trillion) miles (the distance light can travel from one point to another in a year), the light-year is used as a unit of astronomical distance to cut down on the ponderous number of zeros you have to use if you express such distances in miles.
The sun is 1 light year away from the earth?
Wrong!!!!! The Sun is 1 A.U. ( Astronomic Unit) from Earth. Because of the immensity of space, distances are calculated in 'A.U.' or 'Light Years'. Photons of Light from the Sun takes approximately 8 minutes to reach Earth.
Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year light-year or parsec?
"light-year"
who can anser me The distance light travels in a year is called?
The distance light travels in a year is called light-year
A light year is a unit of?
The distance light can travel in one year. It is used by astronomers. It is calculated by this formula. Good luck. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. A light year is: 186,000 miles per second x 60 seconds in a minute x 60 minutes in an hour x 24 hours in a day x 365 days in a year 186,000x60x60x24x365= It is a unit of measurement of speed based on light.
How is the unit lightyear measured?
It's calculated, not measured. It's the speed of light ... 299,792,458 meters per second ... multiplied by the number of seconds in a standard year.
How many second in a light year?
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. A light year is the distance that light will travel in one year. One light second is 186,000 miles. A light year is a measure of distance, not time. A light year is the distance that light will travel in one year. One light second is 186,000 miles.
