METER to LIGHT YEAR converter

Precise unit converter

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Units used

FULL UNIT NAME	meter	light year
ABBREVIATION / SYMBOL	m	ly

How can you convert 1 meter to light years?

How many light years are in one meter? You can find out the answer in one of two ways:

use our calculator above for maximum accuracy or
use the following equation:

1 m \times \frac{1 ly}{9.46073 \times 10^{15} m}

There are 1.05700083402e-16 light years in a meter. Thus, we must multiply the number of meters (1) by 1.05700083402e-16 to get light years.

Conversion table between meters and light years near 1 m:

Alternative spelling

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