1 Kilometers to Light Years

Convert 1 kilometers (km) to light years (ly) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.

km
ly
1 km = 1.057e-13 ly
Full precision:1.057e-13 ly
Feet + Inches:129166' 11.1"
Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 1 kilometers to light years, we divide by 9.461e+12 because one light year equals exactly 9.461e+12 kilometers.

1 light year = 9.461e+12 kilometers

Since there are 9.461e+12 kilometers in every light year, we divide our value by this factor:

1 ÷ 9.461e+12 = 1.057e-13 light years

So 1 kilometers = 1.057e-13 light years.

Quick check: 1.057e-13 × 9.461e+12 = 1 kilometers

Kilometers to Light Years Conversion Table

KilometersLight Years
1 km1.057e-13 ly
2 km2.1139e-13 ly
3 km3.1709e-13 ly
4 km4.2279e-13 ly
5 km5.2849e-13 ly
10 km1.057e-12 ly
20 km2.1139e-12 ly
50 km5.2849e-12 ly
100 km1.057e-11 ly

1 Kilometers in Other Units

Unit1 km =
KM to Meters1000 m
Kilometers to Centimeters100000 cm
Kilometers to Millimeters1000000 mm
Kilometers to Micrometers1000000000 μm
Kilometers to Nanometers1e+12 nm
KM to Miles0.62137 mi
Kilometers to Yards1093.61 yd
Kilometers to Feet3280.84 ft
Kilometers to Inches39370.08 in
KM to Nautical Miles0.53996 nmi
Kilometers to Fathoms546.807 ftm
Kilometers to Light Years1.057e-13 ly
Kilometers to Astronomical Units6.6845e-9 AU
Kilometers to Parsecs3.2404e-14 pc
Kilometers to Angstroms1e+13 Å
Kilometers to Planck Lengths6.1871e+37 ℓP
Kilometers to Rods198.839 rd

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