Convert 0.5 Light Years to Parsecs
How far is 0.5 light years? How long is 1⁄2 of a light year in parsecs? 0.5 ly to pc conversion.
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0.5 Light Years ≈
0.15330070 Parsecs
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Result in Plain English
0.5 light years is equal to about 0.153 parsecs.
From a Percentage
50% of a light year ≈ 0.153 parsecs.
To a Percentage
0.5 light years ≈ 15.3% of a parsec.
In Scientific Notation
0.5 light years
= 5 x 10-1 light years
≈ 1.53301 x 10-1 parsecs
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.
Parsecs
A parsec is a unit of distance used in astronomy. It is exactly 648,000 / Pi astronomical units, or approximately 30.9 trillion kilometers.