Light-Year to Kilometer Converter

Convert a distance measured in light-years (the distance light travels in one year) into kilometers.

Inputs

Proxima Centauri ≈ 4.24 ly away

Results
Distance in Kilometers
40,113,368,000,000

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Formula

km = light-years × 9.4607×10¹² km

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