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In vacuum, the distance would be roughly 11.2 million miles (rounded). It's
never used as a unit of measure, so it doesn't have any particular name, and
would be called simply "one light-minute". The distance from Earth to the Sun
is about 81/3 of them.
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoNot quite. A distance is not a speed. A speed is the distance light travels, divided by the time. Thus, the speed of light is about 300,000 kilometers per second, or 18 million kilometers per minute.
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What is a lightyear?
A light year is a unit of distance. It is the distance that light will travel in one year. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day. The year is 365.24 days long. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, or 300,000 km per second. Just multiply all those numbers together.
How long does it take for a ray of light to travel from the nearest star to the earth and what is this star called?
Our Sun is at a distance of 8 light-minutes. The next star outside our Solar System is Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.2 light-years.
What are the release dates for 30 Minute Meals - 2001 Light and Luscious?
30 Minute Meals - 2001 Light and Luscious was released on: USA: 2009
How many light years are equal to 4.5 billion years?
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. It is the distance light travels in a year.
How old is mira the star in light years?
"Light-year" is NOT a unit of time. It is a unit of length or distance - the distance light travels in a year.
What are light-minutes in science?
A light-minute is a measure of distance. It is the distance light travels in one minute's time. One light-minute is a distance of about 11,176,943.82 miles.
What is light-minute?
A light-minute is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute's time. The distance of a light-minute is 11,176,943.8 miles or 17,987,547.5 km
What is a light-minute?
A light-minute is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute's time. The distance of a light-minute is 11,176,943.8 miles or 17,987,547.5 km
What is the distance light travels in 1 minute called?
17987547480m/min -> speed of light per minute 299792458m/s -> speed of light per sec or light speed
How many minutes is a light minute?
A light-minute is a measure of distance, not time. A light-minute is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute. Approximately 11,160,000 miles (18,000,000 km)
What is the distance traveled in a year at the speed of light?
It is known as a light year.
How many minutes in one light minute?
A minute is a measurement of time. A light minute is a measurement of distance. it's the distance light would travel in one minute. (That's about 10 million miles!)
Is a light year 150 million km?
No. 150 million km is the distance from Earth to Sun, and this distance is called an AU (astronomical unit). Light travels this distance in about 8 minutes.A light-year is the distance traveled by light in a year, which of course is much more than the distance traveled in 8 minutes. A light-year is approximately 9.461 x 10 to the power 12 km.
The distance traveled by light in a year?
It's Nova ;)
How would you define a light-minute?
The distance light will travel, in a vacuum, in one minute.
What is the distance in a year traveled at a speed of light known as?
It is known as a light year.
What is an explanation of a light year?
The distance traveled by light in a one year period :3
