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Convert pole to light year [ly]
Please provide values below to Convert pole to light year [ly], or vice versa.
What is a Pole?
Synonymous with rod and perch, the pole (5.5 yards) was named after actual wooden poles used as measuring sticks in medieval field surveys.
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.
pole to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| pole | light year [ly] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pole | 5.31586859448e-18 light year [ly] |
| 0.1 pole | 5.31586859448e-17 light year [ly] |
| 1 pole | 5.31586859448e-16 light year [ly] |
| 2 pole | 1.0631737189e-15 light year [ly] |
| 3 pole | 1.59476057834e-15 light year [ly] |
| 5 pole | 2.65793429724e-15 light year [ly] |
| 10 pole | 5.31586859448e-15 light year [ly] |
| 20 pole | 1.0631737189e-14 light year [ly] |
| 50 pole | 2.65793429724e-14 light year [ly] |
| 100 pole | 5.31586859448e-14 light year [ly] |
| 1000 pole | 5.31586859448e-13 light year [ly] |
How to Convert pole to light year [ly]
1 pole = 5.3158685944766E-16 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 1.8811601194188E+15 pole
Example: convert 15 pole to light year [ly]:
15 × 5.3158685944766E-16 = 7.9738028917149E-15 light year [ly]