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LightYear
LightYear
is a unit of length.
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To use
LightYear
, you first need to load the
Units Package
using
Needs
["Units`"]
.
LightYear
is equivalent to
9.46073×10
15
Meter
(SI units).
Convert
[
n
LightYear,
newunits
]
converts
n
LightYear
to a form involving units
newunits
.
One
LightYear
is the distance light travels in a year in a vacuum.
LightYear
is typically abbreviated as ly.
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Parsec
Mile
AstronomicalUnit
AU
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