Astronomy & Earth Science

Light Years Distance Calculator

Lets users compute and verify light years distance instantly with formula, steps and examples — no manual math.

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Kilometres
4,01,13,36,80,00,000 km

4.24 light-years = 4.011e+13 km = 1.30 parsecs.

Parsecs
1.3 pc
Astronomical units
2,68,141.84 AU

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A light-year is the distance light travels in a year: 9.4607 × 10¹² km, 63,241 AU, or 0.3066 parsecs. Proxima Centauri, the nearest star, is 4.24 ly away.

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