Convert one light-microsecond to meters

Explanation

To convert one light-microsecond to meters all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 299.7925 meters in 1 light-microsecond.

Formula

1 lµs ≈ 299.7925 m

light-microsecondslµs

dimension	length
symbol	lµs

The light-microsecond (lµs) is a unit of length.

Definition of the light-microsecond

A light-microsecond is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one microsecond.

Value in terms of the SI

One light-microsecond is equivalent to 299.792458 meters.

Equivalences

One light-microsecond is also approximately equivalent to:

1000 feet

Some Facts

Mount Everest elevation is approximately 30 light-milliseconds.
One the other hand, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point of the seabed, is approximately 36 light-milliseconds deep.

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

metersm

dimension	length
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	m

The meter (m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units.

Definition of the meter

It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the speed of light in vacuum c to be 299792458 when expressed in the unit m s^–1, where the second is defined in terms of the caesium frequency ∆ν_Cs.

Definition from the BIPM: Unit of length

In layman's terms, one meter is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 of a second.

Equivalences

One meter is equivalent to:

Metric length units

femtometer	fm	0.000 000 000 000 001
picometer	pm	0.000 000 000 001
nanometer	nm	0.000 000 001
micrometer	µm	0.000 001
millimeter	mm	0.001
centimeter	cm	0.01
decimeter	dm	0.1
meter	m	1
dekameter	dam	10
hectometer	hm	100
kilometer	km	1000
megameter	Mm	1 000 000
gigameter	Gm	1 000 000 000
terameter	Tm	1 000 000 000 000
petameter	Pm	1 000 000 000 000 000
exameter	Em	1 000 000 000 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.