Converting from Light Minute (lm) to Light Year (ly) | Astronomy distance

What is Light Minute (lm)

A Light Minute (lm) is a unit of distance in astronomy that represents the distance that light travels in the span of one minute. Light travels at a speed of approximately 186,282 miles per second, making a light minute equivalent to about 11,176,920 miles.

What is Light Year (ly)

A Light Year (ly) is another unit of distance in astronomy, but on a much larger scale. It represents the distance that light travels in one Earth year, which is equivalent to about 5.88 trillion miles. Light years are commonly used to measure vast distances in outer space.

Conversion Formulas

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

Light Years (ly)=Light Minutes (lm)×0.000001901285

To convert from Light Years to Light Minutes, the formula becomes:

Light Minutes (lm)=Light Years (ly)×525960

Examples

1. Converting 4 Light Minutes to Light Years:

4 lm=4×0.000001901285 ly=0.000007605141 ly

2. Converting 17 Light Years to Light Minutes:

17 ly=17×525960 lm=8941320 lm

3. But 10 Light Years to Light Minutes:

10 ly=10×525960 lm=5259600 lm

These formulas can be used to easily perform conversions between Light Minutes and Light Years in astronomy.