Convert light year [ly] to foot (US survey) [ft]
Please provide values below to Convert light year [ly] to foot (US survey) [ft], or vice versa.
What is a Light Year (ly)?
The light year is a unit of distance that represents how far light travels in one year in a vacuum. It is commonly used in astronomy to describe interstellar distances.
What is a US Survey Foot?
The US survey foot (1200/3937 meters ≈ 0.3048006 m) was the standard American measurement until 2023. Slightly longer than the international foot (0.3048 m), it originated from the 1893 Mendenhall Order and was crucial for the Public Land Survey System that mapped the American West.
light year [ly] to foot (US survey) [ft] Conversion Table
| light year [ly] | foot (US survey) [ft] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+14 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 0.1 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+15 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 1 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+16 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 6.20781597843e+16 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 9.31172396764e+16 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 1.55195399461e+17 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+17 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 20 light year [ly] | 6.20781597843e+17 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 1.55195399461e+18 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+18 foot (US survey) [ft] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 3.10390798921e+19 foot (US survey) [ft] |
How to Convert light year [ly] to foot (US survey) [ft]
1 light year [ly] = 3.1039079892125E+16 foot (US survey) [ft]
1 foot (US survey) [ft] = 3.221744985597E-17 light year [ly]
Example: convert 15 light year [ly] to foot (US survey) [ft]:
15 × 3.1039079892125E+16 = 4.6558619838188E+17 foot (US survey) [ft]