Convert Light Years to Astronomical Units
How many astronomical units are in a light year? Easy ly to AU conversion.From
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1 Light Year ≈
63,241.077 Astronomical Units
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Light Years
A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. The year used by the International Astronomical Union is 365.25 days. A light year is defined as exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 kilometers.
Astronomical Units
An astronomical unit is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Estimates of this distance have varied over time. It is now defined as exactly 149,597,870.7 kilometers.