Convert Astronomical Unit to Light-Second Online

Astronomical Unit (AU)

Light-Second (ls)

About Astronomical Unit to Light-Second Conversion

This converter converts Astronomical Unit (AU) to Light-Second (ls). One Astronomical Unit (AU) equals 499.00478383615643 Light-Second (ls).

Formula:

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 499.00478383615643 Light-Second (ls)

Example:

1 AU = 499.00478383615643 ls

2 AU = 998.0095676723129 ls

Astronomical Unit (AU) to Light-Second (ls) Conversion

Astronomical to Light-Second conversion explained with exact factors, step-by-step examples, and situations where this conversion is commonly used.

Conversion Formula

Light-Second = Astronomical × 499.004784

To convert Astronomical Unit (AU) to Light-Second (ls), multiply the value by 499.004784. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 AU to ls.

Step 1: Write the formula: ls = AU × 499.004784
Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 499.004784
Step 3: Result: 499.004784 ls

So, 1 AU = 499.004784 ls.

About the Units

Astronomical Unit (AU)

One Astronomical Unit (AU) equals 499.004784 Light-Second (ls)

Used for extremely large distances such as astronomical or planetary scales.

Light-Second (ls)

One Light-Second (ls) equals 0.002004 Astronomical Unit (AU)

Used for extremely large distances such as astronomical or planetary scales.

Where This Conversion Is Used

Converting values from Astronomical to Light-Second for engineering or scientific workflows.
Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Light-Second representation.
Applied when comparing different measurement systems across tools and documents.
Essential in astronomy, orbital mechanics, and large-scale simulations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Light-Second (ls) are in 1 Astronomical Unit (AU)?

1 AU = 499.004784 ls.

What is the formula for converting Astronomical Unit (AU) to Light-Second (ls)?

Multiply the AU value by 499.004784.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 ls = 0.002004 AU.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Astronomical Unit (AU) to Light-Second (ls) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Astronomical Unit to Other Units

Astronomical Unit to Inch

1 AU = 5889679948818.897 in

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 5889679948818.897 Inches (in)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 5889679948818.897 inches.

Astronomical Unit to Foot

1 AU = 490806662401.57477 ft

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 490806662401.57477 Feet (ft)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 490806662401.57477 feet.

Astronomical Unit to Feet

1 AU = 490806662401.57477 ft

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 490806662401.57477 Feets (ft)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 490806662401.57477 feets.

Astronomical Unit to Centimeter

1 AU = 14959787070000 cm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 14959787070000 Centimeters (cm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 14959787070000 centimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Meter

1 AU = 149597870700 m

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700 Meters (m)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700 meters.

Astronomical Unit to Kilometer

1 AU = 149597870.7 km

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870.7 Kilometers (km)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870.7 kilometers.

Astronomical Unit to Millimeter

1 AU = 149597870700000 mm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000 millimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Yard

1 AU = 163602220800.52493 yd

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 163602220800.52493 Yards (yd)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 163602220800.52493 yards.

Astronomical Unit to Yoctometer

1 AU = 1.4959787070000001e+35 ym

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787070000001e+35 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787070000001e+35 yoctometers.

Astronomical Unit to Zeptometer

1 AU = 1.4959787070000001e+32 zm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787070000001e+32 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787070000001e+32 zeptometers.

Astronomical Unit to Attometer

1 AU = 1.4959787069999999e+29 am

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787069999999e+29 Attometers (am)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787069999999e+29 attometers.

Astronomical Unit to Femtometer

1 AU = 1.4959787069999998e+26 fm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.4959787069999998e+26 Femtometers (fm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.4959787069999998e+26 femtometers.

Astronomical Unit to Picometer

1 AU = 1.495978707e+23 pm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e+23 Picometers (pm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e+23 picometers.

Astronomical Unit to Nanometer

1 AU = 149597870700000000000 nm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000000000 nanometers.

Astronomical Unit to Micrometer

1 AU = 149597870700000000 µm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597870700000000 Micrometers (µm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597870700000000 micrometers.

Astronomical Unit to Decimeter

1 AU = 1495978707000 dm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1495978707000 Decimeters (dm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1495978707000 decimeters.

Astronomical Unit to Decameter

1 AU = 14959787070 dam

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 14959787070 Decameters (dam)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 14959787070 decameters.

Astronomical Unit to Hectometer

1 AU = 1495978707 hm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1495978707 Hectometers (hm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1495978707 hectometers.

Astronomical Unit to Megameter

1 AU = 149597.8707 Mm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149597.8707 Megameters (Mm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149597.8707 megameters.

Astronomical Unit to Gigameter

1 AU = 149.5978707 Gm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 149.5978707 Gigameters (Gm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 149.5978707 gigameters.

Astronomical Unit to Terameter

1 AU = 0.1495978707 Tm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.1495978707 Terameter (Tm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.1495978707 terameter.

Astronomical Unit to Petameter

1 AU = 0.0001495978707 Pm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.0001495978707 Petameter (Pm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.0001495978707 petameter.

Astronomical Unit to Exameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-7 Em

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-7 Exameter (Em)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-7 exameter.

Astronomical Unit to Zettameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-10 Zm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-10 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-10 zettameter.

Astronomical Unit to Yottameter

1 AU = 1.495978707e-13 Ym

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1.495978707e-13 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1.495978707e-13 yottameter.

Astronomical Unit to Cubit

1 AU = 327204441601.04987 cubit

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 327204441601.04987 Cubits (cubit)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 327204441601.04987 cubits.

Astronomical Unit to Span

1 AU = 654408883202.0997 span

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 654408883202.0997 Spans (span)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 654408883202.0997 spans.

Astronomical Unit to Hand

1 AU = 1472419987204.7244 hh

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1472419987204.7244 Hands (hh)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1472419987204.7244 hands.

Astronomical Unit to Palm

1 AU = 1963226649606.299 palm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 1963226649606.299 Palms (palm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 1963226649606.299 palms.

Astronomical Unit to Digit

1 AU = 7852906598425.196 digit

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 7852906598425.196 Digits (digit)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 7852906598425.196 digits.

Astronomical Unit to Link

1 AU = 743646458184.2042 link

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 743646458184.2042 Links (link)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 743646458184.2042 links.

Astronomical Unit to Ell

1 AU = 130881776640.41995 ell

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 130881776640.41995 Ells (ell)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 130881776640.41995 ells.

Astronomical Unit to Barleycorn

1 AU = 17662086269185.36 barleycorn

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 17662086269185.36 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 17662086269185.36 barleycorns.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Second

1 AU = 499.00478383615643 ls

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 499.00478383615643 Light-Seconds (ls)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 499.00478383615643 Light-Seconds.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Minute

1 AU = 8.316746397269274 lm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 8.316746397269274 Light-Minutes (lm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 8.316746397269274 Light-Minutes.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Hour

1 AU = 0.13861243992880115 lh

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.13861243992880115 Light-Hour (lh)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.13861243992880115 Light-Hour.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Day

1 AU = 0.005775518331704566 ld

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.005775518331704566 Light-Day (ld)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.005775518331704566 Light-Day.

Astronomical Unit to Light-Year

1 AU = 0.00001581250740982066 ly

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.00001581250740982066 Light-Year (ly)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.00001581250740982066 Light-Year.

Astronomical Unit to Parsec

1 AU = 0.000004848136811095356 pc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 0.000004848136811095356 Parsec (pc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 0.000004848136811095356 Parsec.

Astronomical Unit to Kiloparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095355e-9 kpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095355e-9 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095355e-9 Kiloparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Megaparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095356e-12 Mpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095356e-12 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095356e-12 Megaparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Gigaparsec

1 AU = 4.848136811095356e-15 Gpc

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 4.848136811095356e-15 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 4.848136811095356e-15 Gigaparsec.

Astronomical Unit to Nautical Mile

1 AU = 80776388.06695464 NM

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 80776388.06695464 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 80776388.06695464 Nautical Miles.

Astronomical Unit to Fathom

1 AU = 81801110400.26247 ftm

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 81801110400.26247 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 81801110400.26247 fathoms.

Astronomical Unit to Cable Length

1 AU = 681675920.0021873 cable

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 681675920.0021873 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 681675920.0021873 Cable Length s.

Astronomical Unit to Nautical League

1 AU = 26925462.688984882 NL

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 26925462.688984882 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 26925462.688984882 Nautical Leagues.

Astronomical Unit to Thou

1 AU = 5889679948818897 mil

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 5889679948818897 Thous (mil)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 5889679948818897 thous.

Astronomical Unit to Rod

1 AU = 29745858327.368168 rd

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 29745858327.368168 Rods (rd)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 29745858327.368168 rods.

Astronomical Unit to Chain

1 AU = 7436464581.842042 ch

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 7436464581.842042 Chains (ch)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 7436464581.842042 chains.

Astronomical Unit to Furlong

1 AU = 743646458.1842042 fur

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 743646458.1842042 Furlongs (fur)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 743646458.1842042 furlongs.

Astronomical Unit to Mile

1 AU = 92955807.27302553 mi

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 92955807.27302553 Miles (mi)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 92955807.27302553 miles.

Astronomical Unit to League

1 AU = 30985269.09100851 lea

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) = 30985269.09100851 Leagues (lea)

1 Astronomicalunit equals 30985269.09100851 leagues.

Convert Light-Second to Other Units

Light-Second to Inch

1 ls = 11802852677.165356 in

1 Light-Second (ls) = 11802852677.165356 Inches (in)

1 Light-Second equals 11802852677.165356 inches.

Light-Second to Foot

1 ls = 983571056.4304461 ft

1 Light-Second (ls) = 983571056.4304461 Feet (ft)

1 Light-Second equals 983571056.4304461 feet.

Light-Second to Feet

1 ls = 983571056.4304461 ft

1 Light-Second (ls) = 983571056.4304461 Feets (ft)

1 Light-Second equals 983571056.4304461 feets.

Light-Second to Centimeter

1 ls = 29979245800 cm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 29979245800 Centimeters (cm)

1 Light-Second equals 29979245800 centimeters.

Light-Second to Meter

1 ls = 299792458 m

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792458 Meters (m)

1 Light-Second equals 299792458 meters.

Light-Second to Kilometer

1 ls = 299792.458 km

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792.458 Kilometers (km)

1 Light-Second equals 299792.458 kilometers.

Light-Second to Millimeter

1 ls = 299792458000 mm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792458000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Light-Second equals 299792458000 millimeters.

Light-Second to Yard

1 ls = 327857018.8101487 yd

1 Light-Second (ls) = 327857018.8101487 Yards (yd)

1 Light-Second equals 327857018.8101487 yards.

Light-Second to Yoctometer

1 ls = 2.9979245800000003e+32 ym

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.9979245800000003e+32 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Light-Second equals 2.9979245800000003e+32 yoctometers.

Light-Second to Zeptometer

1 ls = 2.9979245800000002e+29 zm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.9979245800000002e+29 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Light-Second equals 2.9979245800000002e+29 zeptometers.

Light-Second to Attometer

1 ls = 2.9979245799999998e+26 am

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.9979245799999998e+26 Attometers (am)

1 Light-Second equals 2.9979245799999998e+26 attometers.

Light-Second to Femtometer

1 ls = 2.9979245799999998e+23 fm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.9979245799999998e+23 Femtometers (fm)

1 Light-Second equals 2.9979245799999998e+23 femtometers.

Light-Second to Picometer

1 ls = 299792458000000000000 pm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792458000000000000 Picometers (pm)

1 Light-Second equals 299792458000000000000 picometers.

Light-Second to Nanometer

1 ls = 299792458000000000 nm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792458000000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 Light-Second equals 299792458000000000 nanometers.

Light-Second to Micrometer

1 ls = 299792458000000 µm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299792458000000 Micrometers (µm)

1 Light-Second equals 299792458000000 micrometers.

Light-Second to Decimeter

1 ls = 2997924580 dm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2997924580 Decimeters (dm)

1 Light-Second equals 2997924580 decimeters.

Light-Second to Decameter

1 ls = 29979245.8 dam

1 Light-Second (ls) = 29979245.8 Decameters (dam)

1 Light-Second equals 29979245.8 decameters.

Light-Second to Hectometer

1 ls = 2997924.58 hm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2997924.58 Hectometers (hm)

1 Light-Second equals 2997924.58 hectometers.

Light-Second to Megameter

1 ls = 299.792458 Mm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 299.792458 Megameters (Mm)

1 Light-Second equals 299.792458 megameters.

Light-Second to Gigameter

1 ls = 0.299792458 Gm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.299792458 Gigameter (Gm)

1 Light-Second equals 0.299792458 gigameter.

Light-Second to Terameter

1 ls = 0.000299792458 Tm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.000299792458 Terameter (Tm)

1 Light-Second equals 0.000299792458 terameter.

Light-Second to Petameter

1 ls = 2.99792458e-7 Pm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.99792458e-7 Petameter (Pm)

1 Light-Second equals 2.99792458e-7 petameter.

Light-Second to Exameter

1 ls = 2.99792458e-10 Em

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.99792458e-10 Exameter (Em)

1 Light-Second equals 2.99792458e-10 exameter.

Light-Second to Zettameter

1 ls = 2.99792458e-13 Zm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.99792458e-13 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Light-Second equals 2.99792458e-13 zettameter.

Light-Second to Yottameter

1 ls = 2.99792458e-16 Ym

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2.99792458e-16 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Light-Second equals 2.99792458e-16 yottameter.

Light-Second to Cubit

1 ls = 655714037.6202974 cubit

1 Light-Second (ls) = 655714037.6202974 Cubits (cubit)

1 Light-Second equals 655714037.6202974 cubits.

Light-Second to Span

1 ls = 1311428075.2405949 span

1 Light-Second (ls) = 1311428075.2405949 Spans (span)

1 Light-Second equals 1311428075.2405949 spans.

Light-Second to Hand

1 ls = 2950713169.291339 hh

1 Light-Second (ls) = 2950713169.291339 Hands (hh)

1 Light-Second equals 2950713169.291339 hands.

Light-Second to Palm

1 ls = 3934284225.7217846 palm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 3934284225.7217846 Palms (palm)

1 Light-Second equals 3934284225.7217846 palms.

Light-Second to Digit

1 ls = 15737136902.887138 digit

1 Light-Second (ls) = 15737136902.887138 Digits (digit)

1 Light-Second equals 15737136902.887138 digits.

Light-Second to Link

1 ls = 1490259176.409767 link

1 Light-Second (ls) = 1490259176.409767 Links (link)

1 Light-Second equals 1490259176.409767 links.

Light-Second to Ell

1 ls = 262285615.04811898 ell

1 Light-Second (ls) = 262285615.04811898 Ells (ell)

1 Light-Second equals 262285615.04811898 ells.

Light-Second to Barleycorn

1 ls = 35394623140.495865 barleycorn

1 Light-Second (ls) = 35394623140.495865 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Light-Second equals 35394623140.495865 barleycorns.

Light-Second to Astronomical Unit

1 ls = 0.002003988804100004 AU

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.002003988804100004 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 Light-Second equals 0.002003988804100004 Astronomicalunit.

Light-Second to Light-Minute

1 ls = 0.016666666666666666 lm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.016666666666666666 Light-Minute (lm)

1 Light-Second equals 0.016666666666666666 Light-Minute.

Light-Second to Light-Hour

1 ls = 0.00027777777772630186 lh

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.00027777777772630186 Light-Hour (lh)

1 Light-Second equals 0.00027777777772630186 Light-Hour.

Light-Second to Light-Day

1 ls = 0.000011574074074610283 ld

1 Light-Second (ls) = 0.000011574074074610283 Light-Day (ld)

1 Light-Second equals 0.000011574074074610283 Light-Day.

Light-Second to Light-Year

1 ls = 3.168808781402895e-8 ly

1 Light-Second (ls) = 3.168808781402895e-8 Light-Year (ly)

1 Light-Second equals 3.168808781402895e-8 Light-Year.

Light-Second to Parsec

1 ls = 9.715611890180188e-9 pc

1 Light-Second (ls) = 9.715611890180188e-9 Parsec (pc)

1 Light-Second equals 9.715611890180188e-9 Parsec.

Light-Second to Kiloparsec

1 ls = 9.715611890180188e-12 kpc

1 Light-Second (ls) = 9.715611890180188e-12 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Light-Second equals 9.715611890180188e-12 Kiloparsec.

Light-Second to Megaparsec

1 ls = 9.715611890180187e-15 Mpc

1 Light-Second (ls) = 9.715611890180187e-15 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Light-Second equals 9.715611890180187e-15 Megaparsec.

Light-Second to Gigaparsec

1 ls = 9.715611890180188e-18 Gpc

1 Light-Second (ls) = 9.715611890180188e-18 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Light-Second equals 9.715611890180188e-18 Gigaparsec.

Light-Second to Nautical Mile

1 ls = 161874.97732181425 NM

1 Light-Second (ls) = 161874.97732181425 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 Light-Second equals 161874.97732181425 Nautical Miles.

Light-Second to Fathom

1 ls = 163928509.40507436 ftm

1 Light-Second (ls) = 163928509.40507436 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Light-Second equals 163928509.40507436 fathoms.

Light-Second to Cable Length

1 ls = 1366070.911708953 cable

1 Light-Second (ls) = 1366070.911708953 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Light-Second equals 1366070.911708953 Cable Length s.

Light-Second to Nautical League

1 ls = 53958.325773938086 NL

1 Light-Second (ls) = 53958.325773938086 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 Light-Second equals 53958.325773938086 Nautical Leagues.

Light-Second to Thou

1 ls = 11802852677165.354 mil

1 Light-Second (ls) = 11802852677165.354 Thous (mil)

1 Light-Second equals 11802852677165.354 thous.

Light-Second to Rod

1 ls = 59610367.05639067 rd

1 Light-Second (ls) = 59610367.05639067 Rods (rd)

1 Light-Second equals 59610367.05639067 rods.

Light-Second to Chain

1 ls = 14902591.764097668 ch

1 Light-Second (ls) = 14902591.764097668 Chains (ch)

1 Light-Second equals 14902591.764097668 chains.

Light-Second to Furlong

1 ls = 1490259.176409767 fur

1 Light-Second (ls) = 1490259.176409767 Furlongs (fur)

1 Light-Second equals 1490259.176409767 furlongs.

Light-Second to Mile

1 ls = 186282.39705122088 mi

1 Light-Second (ls) = 186282.39705122088 Miles (mi)

1 Light-Second equals 186282.39705122088 miles.

Light-Second to League

1 ls = 62094.13235040695 lea

1 Light-Second (ls) = 62094.13235040695 Leagues (lea)

1 Light-Second equals 62094.13235040695 leagues.