Light Minute (lm) to Light Second (ls) converter

Converting from Light Minute (lm) to Light Second (ls)

What is Light Minute (lm)

A Light Minute (lm) is a unit of measurement in astronomy to represent the distance that light travels in one minute. Specifically, it is equivalent to the distance light travels in a vacuum in 60 seconds.

What is Light Second (ls)

A Light Second (ls) is another unit used in astronomy to measure the distance light travels in one second. It is the distance light travels in a vacuum within a second.

Conversion Formulas

To convert Light Minutes to Light Seconds, you can use the following formula:

ls=lm×60

And to convert Light Seconds to Light Minutes, you can use:

lm=ls×0.01666667

Examples

  • 5 Light Minutes (lm) is equal to 300 Light Seconds (ls)

5lm=5×60=300ls

  • 8 Light Minutes (lm) is equivalent to 480 Light Seconds (ls)

8lm=8×60=480ls

  • Conversely, 10 Light Seconds (ls) equal to approximately 0.1666667 Light Minutes (lm)

10ls=10×0.01666667=0.1666667lm

By using the conversion formulas above, you can easily switch between Light Minutes and Light Seconds when dealing with astronomical distances.

Light Minute to Light Second conversion table

lm to ls conversion table

Light Minute (lm)Light Second (ls)
0.01 lm0.6 ls
0.1 lm6 ls
1 lm60 ls
2 lm120 ls
3 lm180 ls
4 lm240 ls
5 lm300 ls
6 lm360 ls
7 lm420 ls
8 lm480 ls
9 lm540 ls
10 lm600 ls
10 lm600 ls
20 lm1 200 ls
30 lm1 800 ls
40 lm2 400 ls
50 lm3 000 ls
60 lm3 600 ls
70 lm4 200 ls
80 lm4 800 ls
90 lm5 400 ls
100 lm6 000 ls
1 000 lm60 000 ls
2 000 lm120 000 ls
3 000 lm180 000 ls
4 000 lm240 000 ls
5 000 lm300 000 ls
6 000 lm360 000 ls
7 000 lm420 000 ls
8 000 lm480 000 ls
9 000 lm540 000 ls
10 000 lm600 000 ls