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How many lightyears in 1000000 kilometers? Convert 1000000 kilometers to lightyears with our accurate calculator. Get instant, precise results for all your conversion needs.
Conversion Formula
1 km = 1.057e-13 ly
lightyear = kilometer ÷ 9461000000000
1000000 ÷ 9461000000000 = 0.00
1000000 kilometer = 0.00 lightyear
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1,000,000 kilometers is equivalent to 0.0000 light-years.
A light-year is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Earth year.
Astronomers use light-years because the distances to stars and galaxies are so incredibly large that kilometers become impractical to use.
While 1,000,000 kilometers is a vast distance on Earth, it is extremely small when compared to the distances between stars, which are measured in light-years.
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