Light-year to Chain (ly → ch)
Convert light-year to chain instantly. The conversion factor below is exact by international definition.
Realtime·length·astronomical
Exact
ly
× 470,290,029,854,688.56
ch
470,290,029,854,688.56
Precision [auto]
6
📐ly to ch formulaExact
ch = ly × 4.702900e+14
Inverse: ly = ch × 2.126347e-15
Worked example: 1 ly = 4.702900e+14 ch
ℹ️About these units
Light-year (ly)
Source: IAU: 1 ly = 365.25 d × c (exact).
Chain (ch)
📊Reference table: ly → ch
| Light-year (ly) | Chain (ch) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 470,290,029,854,688.56 |
| 2 | 940,580,059,709,377.1 |
| 5 | 2,351,450,149,273,443 |
| 10 | 4,702,900,298,546,886 |
| 15 | 7,054,350,447,820,329 |
| 20 | 9,405,800,597,093,772 |
| 25 | 11,757,250,746,367,214 |
| 50 | 23,514,501,492,734,428 |
| 100 | 47,029,002,985,468,856 |
| 250 | 117,572,507,463,672,160 |
| 500 | 235,145,014,927,344,320 |
| 750 | 352,717,522,391,016,450 |
| 1,000 | 470,290,029,854,688,640 |
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