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If something in space is 10 light years away, we would only observe it as it was 10 years ago, as this is the time light has taken to reach us.
A light year is a distance not a time. It is the distance that light travels in a year (about 5865696000000 miles or 9385113600000 Kilometres) so you cannot ask how long ago is 10 light years away. That would be the same as asking how long ago is the bus station away.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell, let's see: Speed of light = 300,000,000 meters/sec 1 minute = 60 sec Lightspeed x 60 sec = (300,000,000 x 60) = 18,000,000,000 meters = 18 million km = 11,177,000 miles.
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∙ 16y agoTen minutes is a measure of time. Light years are a measure of distance. Ten minutes cannot be expressed in light years.
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∙ 14y agoThese are not comparable. A light-year is a measure of distance, the distance that light travels in one year.
A minute is a measure of time.
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∙ 13y agoa Lightyear is a unit of distance, so it can't travel.
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∙ 15y agoA light year is a measurement of distance, not time. It is the distance that light travels in a year. It is about 5,869,713,600,000 miles or about 9,445,950,434,502 kilometres.
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∙ 14y ago1 light year = 525,948.766 light minutes.
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∙ 13y agoA light minute is 11,160,000 miles.
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∙ 14y ago10 light years = 58,780,000,000,000 miles
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∙ 7y ago59 trillion miles.
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who can anser me The distance light travels in a year is called?
The distance light travels in a year is called light-year
How many km would light travel in a minute?
-Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second.-There is 31,556,926 seconds in one year.-Light travels 9,460,528,412,464,108 meters in one year and after doing the math, light travels 9,460,528,412,464.108 kilometers in one year.
How many years are in 1 light year?
9,460,730,472,580.8 km Light travels at 299,792.458 km/sec. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, and 365.24 days in a year. Multiply all those together to get the distance that light travels in one year.
Which unit of measurement represents the distance light travels in one year light-year or parsec?
"light-year"
What is the relation between light year and astronomical unit?
The astronomical unit is the average distance from the earth to the sun, and is 149 598 000 kilometres. A light year is the distance light will travel in a year, the speed of light is just under 300 000 kilometres per second, so light travels one astronomical unit in just over eight minutes. A light year is 9.46x1012 kilometres, or 63239.67 astronomical units.
Trivia about light?
Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. It takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the sun to the earth.
How many years equals 42 light years?
None. "Year" is a period of time, but "light year" is a distance ... the distance light travels in a year. If a distance could be converted to a time, then you'd be able to figure out how many minutes wide your bedroom is.
How many light years in a day?
A light year is a measure of distance, not time. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. In one day light travels 16,081,407,123 miles.
who can anser me The distance light travels in a year is called?
The distance light travels in a year is called light-year
When light travels 1.86X10 to the fifth power miles in 1 second how far does light travel in one year explain your answer?
light travels one light year in one years timeokay so whoever wrote this above is a retard, and light travels 6 trillion miles in one year, there is 525,600 minutes in a year, times that by 60, then do your 1.86X10 to the fifth and there you go
What value must you know to calculate how much a light-year represents?
A "light year" is the distance that light travels in one year. Light travels so fast that the speed of light is measured in miles per second or km per second. You probably already know how many seconds are in a minute (60), how many minutes are in an hour (60), how many hours are in a day (24), and how many days are in a year (365.24). So if you knew the speed of light, you could multiply all those numbers together and figure out how far light travels in a year. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second or 300,00 kilometers per second.
What is the distance in light years of the sun to earth?
Less than 1 light year. Lots less. It's not a light year away, it's 8.333 light minutes away . Light travels about 5.9 trillion miles in a year, and the sun is only 93 million miles away. The speed of light is 186,000 miles/second, so light from the sun reaches the earth in 500 seconds, or 8 minutes and 20 seconds. So, the sun is about 0.0000158 light years from the earth.
Is a light-year a unit of length or time?
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year.Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, or 300,000 km per second.There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 365.26 days in a year. Just multiply all those numbers together.Distance. It is the distance light travels in a year.
Is light year is a unit of length?
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year.Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, or 300,000 km per second.There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 365.26 days in a year. Just multiply all those numbers together.Distance. It is the distance light travels in a year.
How many km would light travel in a minute?
-Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second.-There is 31,556,926 seconds in one year.-Light travels 9,460,528,412,464,108 meters in one year and after doing the math, light travels 9,460,528,412,464.108 kilometers in one year.
How many second in one light year?
A light year is not measure of time but of the distance light travels in a year, about 186,272.379 miles a second.
How do you figure light years?
A light year is the distance light travels in one year. Light travels at 299792.458 km/s.
