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Convert point to light year [ly]
Please provide values below to Convert point to light year [ly], or vice versa.
What is a Point?
The point is the smallest typographic unit (∼0.353 mm). The PostScript point standardized it as exactly 1/72 inch (0.3528 mm). Font sizes are measured in points - 12pt text has capital letters about 4.2 mm tall.
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.
point to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| point | light year [ly] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 point | 3.72886405336e-22 light year [ly] |
| 0.1 point | 3.72886405336e-21 light year [ly] |
| 1 point | 3.72886405336e-20 light year [ly] |
| 2 point | 7.45772810673e-20 light year [ly] |
| 3 point | 1.11865921601e-19 light year [ly] |
| 5 point | 1.86443202668e-19 light year [ly] |
| 10 point | 3.72886405336e-19 light year [ly] |
| 20 point | 7.45772810673e-19 light year [ly] |
| 50 point | 1.86443202668e-18 light year [ly] |
| 100 point | 3.72886405336e-18 light year [ly] |
| 1000 point | 3.72886405336e-17 light year [ly] |
How to Convert point to light year [ly]
1 point = 3.7288640533646E-20 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 2.6817818662434E+19 point
Example: convert 15 point to light year [ly]:
15 × 3.7288640533646E-20 = 5.593296080047E-19 light year [ly]