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How many kilometers in 10 lightyears? Convert 10 lightyears to kilometers with our accurate calculator. Get instant, precise results for all your conversion needs.
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1 ly = 9.461e+12 kmkilometer = lightyear × 946100000000010 × 9461000000000 = 94610000000000.0010 lightyear = 94610000000000.00 kilometer
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A light-year is a unit of astronomical distance, representing the distance that light travels in one year. It is equal to about 9.461 trillion kilometers.
10 light-years is equal to 94,610,000,000,000 kilometers.
Astronomers use light-years because the distances in space are so immense that kilometers become an unwieldy unit. Light-years provide a more manageable scale.
A light-year is a measure of distance, not time. It represents how far light travels over a period of one year.
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