Home > Astronomy > Astronomy Basics

Can light years be converted into earth years?

Answer 1

Hailey Alexander

Cannot be. Light-Years is a unit to measure astronomical distances . Earth-Years is a unit to measure time.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer 2

Hailey Alvarez

Yes, light years can be converted into Earth years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers (or about 5.879 trillion miles). To convert light years into Earth years, you divide the distance in light years by the speed of light in kilometers per year, which is approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers per year.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.