Convert 61 kiloparsecs to light-years

Explanation

Let's convert 61 kiloparsecs to light-years, or kpc to ly as one could put it.

First, we need to calculate the conversion factor using the units respective values. We find 3261.5638.

Then we multiply this conversion factor by the number of kiloparsecs. In this case 61.

Therefore, 61 kiloparsecs is approximately equal to 198955.3904 light-years.

Formula

1 kpc≈3261.5638 ly

61 kpc≈61 × 3261.5638 ly

61 kpc≈198955.3904 ly

kiloparsecskpc

dimension	length
symbol	kpc

The kiloparsec (kpc) is unit of length used in astronomy.

Definition of the kiloparsec

One kiloparsec is equal to 1000 parsecs.

Equivalences

One kiloparsec is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The kiloparsec in an absurdly huge unit. Light travels at the highest speed possible in the universe and still would take more than 3000 years to travel one kiloparsec. There are still things measured in kiloparsec though, like our galaxy.

The Milky Way has an estimated visible diameter between 52 and 61 kiloparsecs. Even at the speed of light, it would take 170000 to 200000 years to get across.

Astronomical Distances Units

astronomical unit	au
parsec	pc
kiloparsec	kpc
megaparsec	Mpc
gigaparsec	Gpc

light-yearsly

dimension	length
symbol	ly

The light-year (ly) is a unit of length.

It is used to measure astronomical distances like the one between stars or the size of galaxies in popular science publications. It is superseded by the parsec in scientific contexts.

Definition of the light-year

A light-year is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one julian year (i.e. 365.25 days of 86400 seconds each).

Value in terms of the SI

One light-year is equivalent to 9460730472580800 meters.

Equivalences

One light-year is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

After the Sun, Proxima Centauri is the nearest star. Nearest and yet extremely far away, 4.244 light-years (25 trillion miles) from Earth. We have to agree that in a first approximation, the universe is almost empty. And yet, here we are, converting things to light-years.

Other Light Lengths

light-nanosecond	lns	0.000 000 001
light-microsecond	lµs	0.000 001
light-millisecond	lms	0.001
light-second	ls	1
light-minute	lmin	60
light-hour	lh	3600
light-day	ld	86 400
light-year	ly	31 557 600
kilolight-year	kly	31 557 600 000
megalight-year	Mly	31 557 600 000 000
gigalight-year	Gly	31 557 600 000 000 000