Astronomy Unit

Of linear unit.

A linear unit used for astronomical distances.

This concept's ID is @1~68426

Light Year

  • light year 3 facts

    The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion...

  • light hour 0 facts

    The distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilome...

  • light minute 0 facts

    The distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kil...

  • light second 0 facts

    The distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilome...

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  • parsec 0 facts

    A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax...

  • Astronomical Unit 0 facts

    A unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean...