Convert 0.5 Light Years to Astronomical Units

How far is 0.5 light years? How long is ¹⁄₂ of a light year in astronomical units? 0.5 ly to AU conversion.

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0.5 Light Years ≈

31,620.539 Astronomical Units

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Result in Plain English

0.5 light years is equal to about 31.6 thousand astronomical units.

From a Percentage

50% of a light year ≈ 31,600 astronomical units.

In Scientific Notation

0.5 light years

= 5 x 10^-1 light years

≈ 3.16205 x 10⁴ astronomical units

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.

Light Years to Astronomical Units Conversions

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Light years	AU
0.500	31,621
0.501	31,684
0.502	31,747
0.503	31,810
0.504	31,874
0.505	31,937
0.506	32,000
0.507	32,063
0.508	32,126
0.509	32,190
0.510	32,253
0.511	32,316
0.512	32,379
0.513	32,443
0.514	32,506
0.515	32,569
0.516	32,632
0.517	32,696
0.518	32,759
0.519	32,822
0.520	32,885
0.521	32,949
0.522	33,012
0.523	33,075
0.524	33,138
0.525	33,202
0.526	33,265
0.527	33,328
0.528	33,391
0.529	33,455
0.530	33,518
0.531	33,581
0.532	33,644
0.533	33,707

Light years	AU
0.534	33,771
0.535	33,834
0.536	33,897
0.537	33,960
0.538	34,024
0.539	34,087
0.540	34,150
0.541	34,213
0.542	34,277
0.543	34,340
0.544	34,403
0.545	34,466
0.546	34,530
0.547	34,593
0.548	34,656
0.549	34,719
0.550	34,783
0.551	34,846
0.552	34,909
0.553	34,972
0.554	35,036
0.555	35,099
0.556	35,162
0.557	35,225
0.558	35,289
0.559	35,352
0.560	35,415
0.561	35,478
0.562	35,541
0.563	35,605
0.564	35,668
0.565	35,731
0.566	35,794
0.567	35,858

Light years	AU
0.568	35,921
0.569	35,984
0.570	36,047
0.571	36,111
0.572	36,174
0.573	36,237
0.574	36,300
0.575	36,364
0.576	36,427
0.577	36,490
0.578	36,553
0.579	36,617
0.580	36,680
0.581	36,743
0.582	36,806
0.583	36,870
0.584	36,933
0.585	36,996
0.586	37,059
0.587	37,123
0.588	37,186
0.589	37,249
0.590	37,312
0.591	37,375
0.592	37,439
0.593	37,502
0.594	37,565
0.595	37,628
0.596	37,692
0.597	37,755
0.598	37,818
0.599	37,881

Convert 0.5 Light Years to Astronomical Units

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