Astronomical unit to Light-year
Astronomical unit (au)
Light-year (ly)
How it is calculated
Each unit is defined via the base unit (meter (m)). The value is first converted to the base unit, then to the selected unit.
1 au = 149597870700 m
1 ly = 9.46073047e15 m
1 au × 149597870700 = 149597870700 m
149597870700 m ÷ 9.46073047e15 = 1.58125074e-5 ly