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light-year comparison table

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light-year length unit ly The distance light travels in a vacuum in 1 year. 1 lt-yr = 9.4605 × 10¹² km = 0.307 pc (c = 299792.46 km s^-1 = 186274 miles s^-1). (1 lt-min ≈ 0.13 AU.)

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light-year	length unit		ly	The distance light travels in a vacuum in 1 year. 1 lt-yr = 9.4605 × 10¹² km = 0.307 pc (c = 299792.46 km s^-1 = 186274 miles s^-1). (1 lt-min ≈ 0.13 AU.)

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