EVERYDAY
Length
Distance, height, thickness and astronomical length.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultpt → lyConvert typographic point to light-year
EVERYDAY · ENGINEERING · SCIENCE
Unit conversion. Made clear.
Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through metre
Enter a typographic point value to calculate light-year with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
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All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| quectometrefrom pt | qm | Interactive |
| rontometrefrom pt | rm | Interactive |
| yoctometrefrom pt | ym | Interactive |
| zeptometrefrom pt | zm | Interactive |
| attometrefrom pt | am | Interactive |
| femtometrefrom pt | fm | Interactive |
| picometrefrom pt | pm | Interactive |
| nanometrefrom pt | nm | Interactive |
| ångströmfrom pt | Å | Interactive |
| micrometrefrom pt | µm | Interactive |
| millimetrefrom pt | mm | Interactive |
| centimetrefrom pt | cm | Interactive |
| decimetrefrom pt | dm | Interactive |
| metrefrom pt | m | Interactive |
| decametrefrom pt | dam | Interactive |
| hectometrefrom pt | hm | Interactive |
| kilometrefrom pt | km | Interactive |
| megametrefrom pt | Mm | Interactive |
| gigametrefrom pt | Gm | Interactive |
| terametrefrom pt | Tm | Interactive |
| petametrefrom pt | Pm | Interactive |
| exametrefrom pt | Em | Interactive |
| zettametrefrom pt | Zm | Interactive |
| yottametrefrom pt | Ym | Interactive |
| ronnametrefrom pt | Rm | Interactive |
| quettametrefrom pt | Qm | Interactive |
| thou / milfrom pt | mil | Interactive |
| inchfrom pt | in | Interactive |
| footfrom pt | ft | Interactive |
| yardfrom pt | yd | Interactive |
| chainfrom pt | ch | Interactive |
| furlongfrom pt | fur | Interactive |
| international milefrom pt | mi | Interactive |
| nautical milefrom pt | nmi | Interactive |
| U.S. survey footfrom pt | ftUS | Interactive |
| typographic pointfrom pt | pt | Interactive |
| astronomical unitfrom pt | au | Interactive |
| light-secondfrom pt | ls | Interactive |
| light-yearfrom pt | ly | Interactive |
| parsecfrom pt | pc | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.