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While it is truly an unconventional (and not very useful) unit, yes it is. Speed (and velocity) are shown as a ratio of elapsed distance to time. Therefore, since a light-year is a measure of distance and a century is a unit of time, this is a unit of speed (or it could be used to measure velocity).
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How many g's is the speed of light?
speed of light is constant velocity and does not accelerate so there is no g force
What is the unit that astronomers most often use to express the wavelength of light?
Speed of light
What is the speed of light in hurtz?
Hz (hertz) is a unit of frequency, not of speed.
Are speed of light and the frequency of light the same?
No, the speed of light is the speed at which a photon (the particles that make light) travels. While frequency is the number of times per a unit of time a wave cycles from peak to peak. Different frequencies produce different colours.
How many years is 587 light years?
Light years is a measure for distance, the distance light travels in one year. For the light to travel 587 light years, it takes 587 years.
How many g's is the speed of light?
speed of light is constant velocity and does not accelerate so there is no g force
Is century a metric unit?
No. Century is a measurement of time. A century is 100 years
What is the standard unit for the speed of light and how is it defined in the field of physics?
The standard unit for the speed of light is meters per second (m/s). In the field of physics, the speed of light is defined as the constant speed at which light travels in a vacuum, which is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second.
What is the speed of light in units of c?
The speed of light is equal to 1 unit of c, where c is the speed of light in a vacuum, approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.
How long it would take to go 4900 light years?
At the speed of light, it would take 16.6 years. Since it takes 4,700 years instead, your speed must be(16.6/4700) times the speed of light.(186,282) x (16.6/4700) = 657.9 miles per second = 2,368,600 miles/hour (rounded(300,000) x (16.6/4700) = 1,059.6 km/sec = 3,814,500 km/hour (rounded)
Which mectric unit would be used for the speed of light?
lightyear.
What is the unit that astronomers most often use to express the wavelength of light?
Speed of light
Would it take light years to finish homework?
A light-year is a unit of distance, not a unit of time.
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.
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.
Is the speed of light is a basic unit or a derived unit?
The speed of light, abbreviated as "c", is a fundamental constant. It is 299,792,458 meters per second, and the length of the meter is DEFINED AS being 1/299,792,458th of the distance that light travels in one second. So it is a "basic unit". We generally use 300,000 km/second or 186,000 miles per second as "close enough" approximations of the speed of light.
What is the speed of light in hurtz?
Hz (hertz) is a unit of frequency, not of speed.
