Convert Light-Year to Gigameter Online

Light-Year (ly)

Gigameter (Gm)

About Light-Year to Gigameter Conversion

This converter converts Light-Year (ly) to Gigameter (Gm). One Light-Year (ly) equals 9460730.4725808 Gigameter (Gm).

Formula:

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730.4725808 Gigameter (Gm)

Example:

1 ly = 9460730.4725808 Gm

2 ly = 18921460.9451616 Gm

Light-Year (ly) to Gigameter (Gm) Conversion

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

Conversion Formula

Gigameter = Light-Year × 9.460730e+6

To convert Light-Year (ly) to Gigameter (Gm), multiply the value by 9.460730e+6. This factor is obtained by comparing their exact meter definitions.

Worked Example

Convert 1 ly to Gm.

Step 1: Write the formula: Gm = ly × 9.460730e+6
Step 2: Substitute: 1 × 9.460730e+6
Step 3: Result: 9.460730e+6 Gm

So, 1 ly = 9.460730e+6 Gm.

About the Units

Light-Year (ly)

One Light-Year (ly) equals 9.460730e+6 Gigameter (Gm)

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

Gigameter (Gm)

One Gigameter (Gm) equals 1.057001e-7 Light-Year (ly)

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

Where This Conversion Is Used

Converting values from Light-Year to Gigameter for engineering or scientific workflows.
Used when normalizing mixed-unit datasets requiring consistent Gigameter 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 Gigameter (Gm) are in 1 Light-Year (ly)?

1 ly = 9.460730e+6 Gm.

What is the formula for converting Light-Year (ly) to Gigameter (Gm)?

Multiply the ly value by 9.460730e+6.

Can I reverse the conversion?

Yes. 1 Gm = 1.057001e-7 ly.

Conclusion

By applying the conversion factor shown above, you can reliably convert Light-Year (ly) to Gigameter (Gm) for use in scientific analysis, engineering calculations, academic work, or daily measurements.

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Convert Light-Year to Other Units

Light-Year to Inch

1 ly = 372469703644913400 in

1 Light-Year (ly) = 372469703644913400 Inches (in)

1 Light-Year equals 372469703644913400 inches.

Light-Year to Foot

1 ly = 31039141970409450 ft

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31039141970409450 Feet (ft)

1 Light-Year equals 31039141970409450 feet.

Light-Year to Feet

1 ly = 31039141970409450 ft

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31039141970409450 Feets (ft)

1 Light-Year equals 31039141970409450 feets.

Light-Year to Centimeter

1 ly = 946073047258080000 cm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 946073047258080000 Centimeters (cm)

1 Light-Year equals 946073047258080000 centimeters.

Light-Year to Meter

1 ly = 9460730472580800 m

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580800 Meters (m)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580800 meters.

Light-Year to Kilometer

1 ly = 9460730472580.8 km

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580.8 Kilometers (km)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580.8 kilometers.

Light-Year to Millimeter

1 ly = 9460730472580800000 mm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472580800000 Millimeters (mm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472580800000 millimeters.

Light-Year to Yard

1 ly = 10346380656803150 yd

1 Light-Year (ly) = 10346380656803150 Yards (yd)

1 Light-Year equals 10346380656803150 yards.

Light-Year to Yoctometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580801e+39 ym

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580801e+39 Yoctometers (ym)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580801e+39 yoctometers.

Light-Year to Zeptometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+36 zm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+36 Zeptometers (zm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+36 zeptometers.

Light-Year to Attometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+33 am

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+33 Attometers (am)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+33 attometers.

Light-Year to Femtometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580799e+30 fm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580799e+30 Femtometers (fm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580799e+30 femtometers.

Light-Year to Picometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+27 pm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+27 Picometers (pm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+27 picometers.

Light-Year to Nanometer

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e+24 nm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e+24 Nanometers (nm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e+24 nanometers.

Light-Year to Micrometer

1 ly = 9.460730472580801e+21 µm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.460730472580801e+21 Micrometers (µm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.460730472580801e+21 micrometers.

Light-Year to Decimeter

1 ly = 94607304725808000 dm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 94607304725808000 Decimeters (dm)

1 Light-Year equals 94607304725808000 decimeters.

Light-Year to Decameter

1 ly = 946073047258080 dam

1 Light-Year (ly) = 946073047258080 Decameters (dam)

1 Light-Year equals 946073047258080 decameters.

Light-Year to Hectometer

1 ly = 94607304725808 hm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 94607304725808 Hectometers (hm)

1 Light-Year equals 94607304725808 hectometers.

Light-Year to Megameter

1 ly = 9460730472.5808 Mm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730472.5808 Megameters (Mm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730472.5808 megameters.

Light-Year to Gigameter

1 ly = 9460730.4725808 Gm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460730.4725808 Gigameters (Gm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460730.4725808 gigameters.

Light-Year to Terameter

1 ly = 9460.7304725808 Tm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9460.7304725808 Terameters (Tm)

1 Light-Year equals 9460.7304725808 terameters.

Light-Year to Petameter

1 ly = 9.4607304725808 Pm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808 Petameters (Pm)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808 petameters.

Light-Year to Exameter

1 ly = 0.0094607304725808 Em

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0094607304725808 Exameter (Em)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0094607304725808 exameter.

Light-Year to Zettameter

1 ly = 0.0000094607304725808 Zm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0000094607304725808 Zettameter (Zm)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0000094607304725808 zettameter.

Light-Year to Yottameter

1 ly = 9.4607304725808e-9 Ym

1 Light-Year (ly) = 9.4607304725808e-9 Yottameter (Ym)

1 Light-Year equals 9.4607304725808e-9 yottameter.

Light-Year to Cubit

1 ly = 20692761313606300 cubit

1 Light-Year (ly) = 20692761313606300 Cubits (cubit)

1 Light-Year equals 20692761313606300 cubits.

Light-Year to Span

1 ly = 41385522627212600 span

1 Light-Year (ly) = 41385522627212600 Spans (span)

1 Light-Year equals 41385522627212600 spans.

Light-Year to Hand

1 ly = 93117425911228350 hh

1 Light-Year (ly) = 93117425911228350 Hands (hh)

1 Light-Year equals 93117425911228350 hands.

Light-Year to Palm

1 ly = 124156567881637800 palm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 124156567881637800 Palms (palm)

1 Light-Year equals 124156567881637800 palms.

Light-Year to Digit

1 ly = 496626271526551200 digit

1 Light-Year (ly) = 496626271526551200 Digits (digit)

1 Light-Year equals 496626271526551200 digits.

Light-Year to Link

1 ly = 47029002985468856 link

1 Light-Year (ly) = 47029002985468856 Links (link)

1 Light-Year equals 47029002985468856 links.

Light-Year to Ell

1 ly = 8277104525442520 ell

1 Light-Year (ly) = 8277104525442520 Ells (ell)

1 Light-Year equals 8277104525442520 ells.

Light-Year to Barleycorn

1 ly = 1116969359218512400 barleycorn

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1116969359218512400 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 Light-Year equals 1116969359218512400 barleycorns.

Light-Year to Astronomical Unit

1 ly = 63241.07708426628 AU

1 Light-Year (ly) = 63241.07708426628 Astronomical Units (AU)

1 Light-Year equals 63241.07708426628 Astronomicalunits.

Light-Year to Light-Second

1 ly = 31557600 ls

1 Light-Year (ly) = 31557600 Light-Seconds (ls)

1 Light-Year equals 31557600 Light-Seconds.

Light-Year to Light-Minute

1 ly = 525960 lm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 525960 Light-Minutes (lm)

1 Light-Year equals 525960 Light-Minutes.

Light-Year to Light-Hour

1 ly = 8765.999998375542 lh

1 Light-Year (ly) = 8765.999998375542 Light-Hours (lh)

1 Light-Year equals 8765.999998375542 Light-Hours.

Light-Year to Light-Day

1 ly = 365.25000001692143 ld

1 Light-Year (ly) = 365.25000001692143 Light-Days (ld)

1 Light-Year equals 365.25000001692143 Light-Days.

Light-Year to Parsec

1 ly = 0.3066013937855503 pc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.3066013937855503 Parsec (pc)

1 Light-Year equals 0.3066013937855503 Parsec.

Light-Year to Kiloparsec

1 ly = 0.0003066013937855503 kpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 0.0003066013937855503 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 Light-Year equals 0.0003066013937855503 Kiloparsec.

Light-Year to Megaparsec

1 ly = 3.066013937855503e-7 Mpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 3.066013937855503e-7 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 Light-Year equals 3.066013937855503e-7 Megaparsec.

Light-Year to Gigaparsec

1 ly = 3.066013937855503e-10 Gpc

1 Light-Year (ly) = 3.066013937855503e-10 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 Light-Year equals 3.066013937855503e-10 Gigaparsec.

Light-Year to Nautical Mile

1 ly = 5108385784330.886 NM

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5108385784330.886 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 Light-Year equals 5108385784330.886 Nautical Miles.

Light-Year to Fathom

1 ly = 5173190328401575 ftm

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5173190328401575 Fathoms (ftm)

1 Light-Year equals 5173190328401575 fathoms.

Light-Year to Cable Length

1 ly = 43109919403346.46 cable

1 Light-Year (ly) = 43109919403346.46 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 Light-Year equals 43109919403346.46 Cable Length s.

Light-Year to Nautical League

1 ly = 1702795261443.6284 NL

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1702795261443.6284 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 Light-Year equals 1702795261443.6284 Nautical Leagues.

Light-Year to Thou

1 ly = 372469703644913400000 mil

1 Light-Year (ly) = 372469703644913400000 Thous (mil)

1 Light-Year equals 372469703644913400000 thous.

Light-Year to Rod

1 ly = 1881160119418754.2 rd

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1881160119418754.2 Rods (rd)

1 Light-Year equals 1881160119418754.2 rods.

Light-Year to Chain

1 ly = 470290029854688.56 ch

1 Light-Year (ly) = 470290029854688.56 Chains (ch)

1 Light-Year equals 470290029854688.56 chains.

Light-Year to Furlong

1 ly = 47029002985468.86 fur

1 Light-Year (ly) = 47029002985468.86 Furlongs (fur)

1 Light-Year equals 47029002985468.86 furlongs.

Light-Year to Mile

1 ly = 5878625373183.607 mi

1 Light-Year (ly) = 5878625373183.607 Miles (mi)

1 Light-Year equals 5878625373183.607 miles.

Light-Year to League

1 ly = 1959541791061.2026 lea

1 Light-Year (ly) = 1959541791061.2026 Leagues (lea)

1 Light-Year equals 1959541791061.2026 leagues.

Convert Gigameter to Other Units

Gigameter to Inch

1 Gm = 39370078740.15748 in

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 39370078740.15748 Inches (in)

1 gigameter equals 39370078740.15748 inches.

Gigameter to Foot

1 Gm = 3280839895.013123 ft

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3280839895.013123 Feet (ft)

1 gigameter equals 3280839895.013123 feet.

Gigameter to Feet

1 Gm = 3280839895.013123 ft

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3280839895.013123 Feets (ft)

1 gigameter equals 3280839895.013123 feets.

Gigameter to Centimeter

1 Gm = 100000000000 cm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 100000000000 Centimeters (cm)

1 gigameter equals 100000000000 centimeters.

Gigameter to Meter

1 Gm = 1000000000 m

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000000000 Meters (m)

1 gigameter equals 1000000000 meters.

Gigameter to Kilometer

1 Gm = 1000000 km

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000000 Kilometers (km)

1 gigameter equals 1000000 kilometers.

Gigameter to Millimeter

1 Gm = 1000000000000 mm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000000000000 Millimeters (mm)

1 gigameter equals 1000000000000 millimeters.

Gigameter to Yard

1 Gm = 1093613298.3377078 yd

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1093613298.3377078 Yards (yd)

1 gigameter equals 1093613298.3377078 yards.

Gigameter to Yoctometer

1 Gm = 1.0000000000000001e+33 ym

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1.0000000000000001e+33 Yoctometers (ym)

1 gigameter equals 1.0000000000000001e+33 yoctometers.

Gigameter to Zeptometer

1 Gm = 1.0000000000000002e+30 zm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1.0000000000000002e+30 Zeptometers (zm)

1 gigameter equals 1.0000000000000002e+30 zeptometers.

Gigameter to Attometer

1 Gm = 9.999999999999999e+26 am

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 9.999999999999999e+26 Attometers (am)

1 gigameter equals 9.999999999999999e+26 attometers.

Gigameter to Femtometer

1 Gm = 1e+24 fm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1e+24 Femtometers (fm)

1 gigameter equals 1e+24 femtometers.

Gigameter to Picometer

1 Gm = 1e+21 pm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1e+21 Picometers (pm)

1 gigameter equals 1e+21 picometers.

Gigameter to Nanometer

1 Gm = 1000000000000000000 nm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000000000000000000 Nanometers (nm)

1 gigameter equals 1000000000000000000 nanometers.

Gigameter to Micrometer

1 Gm = 1000000000000000 µm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000000000000000 Micrometers (µm)

1 gigameter equals 1000000000000000 micrometers.

Gigameter to Decimeter

1 Gm = 10000000000 dm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 10000000000 Decimeters (dm)

1 gigameter equals 10000000000 decimeters.

Gigameter to Decameter

1 Gm = 100000000 dam

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 100000000 Decameters (dam)

1 gigameter equals 100000000 decameters.

Gigameter to Hectometer

1 Gm = 10000000 hm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 10000000 Hectometers (hm)

1 gigameter equals 10000000 hectometers.

Gigameter to Megameter

1 Gm = 1000 Mm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1000 Megameters (Mm)

1 gigameter equals 1000 megameters.

Gigameter to Terameter

1 Gm = 0.001 Tm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.001 Terameter (Tm)

1 gigameter equals 0.001 terameter.

Gigameter to Petameter

1 Gm = 0.000001 Pm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.000001 Petameter (Pm)

1 gigameter equals 0.000001 petameter.

Gigameter to Exameter

1 Gm = 1e-9 Em

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1e-9 Exameter (Em)

1 gigameter equals 1e-9 exameter.

Gigameter to Zettameter

1 Gm = 1e-12 Zm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1e-12 Zettameter (Zm)

1 gigameter equals 1e-12 zettameter.

Gigameter to Yottameter

1 Gm = 1e-15 Ym

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1e-15 Yottameter (Ym)

1 gigameter equals 1e-15 yottameter.

Gigameter to Cubit

1 Gm = 2187226596.6754155 cubit

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 2187226596.6754155 Cubits (cubit)

1 gigameter equals 2187226596.6754155 cubits.

Gigameter to Span

1 Gm = 4374453193.350831 span

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 4374453193.350831 Spans (span)

1 gigameter equals 4374453193.350831 spans.

Gigameter to Hand

1 Gm = 9842519685.03937 hh

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 9842519685.03937 Hands (hh)

1 gigameter equals 9842519685.03937 hands.

Gigameter to Palm

1 Gm = 13123359580.052492 palm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 13123359580.052492 Palms (palm)

1 gigameter equals 13123359580.052492 palms.

Gigameter to Digit

1 Gm = 52493438320.20997 digit

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 52493438320.20997 Digits (digit)

1 gigameter equals 52493438320.20997 digits.

Gigameter to Link

1 Gm = 4970969537.898671 link

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 4970969537.898671 Links (link)

1 gigameter equals 4970969537.898671 links.

Gigameter to Ell

1 Gm = 874890638.6701663 ell

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 874890638.6701663 Ells (ell)

1 gigameter equals 874890638.6701663 ells.

Gigameter to Barleycorn

1 Gm = 118063754427.3908 barleycorn

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 118063754427.3908 Barleycorns (barleycorn)

1 gigameter equals 118063754427.3908 barleycorns.

Gigameter to Astronomical Unit

1 Gm = 0.006684587122268446 AU

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.006684587122268446 Astronomical Unit (AU)

1 gigameter equals 0.006684587122268446 Astronomicalunit.

Gigameter to Light-Second

1 Gm = 3.3356409519815204 ls

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3.3356409519815204 Light-Seconds (ls)

1 gigameter equals 3.3356409519815204 Light-Seconds.

Gigameter to Light-Minute

1 Gm = 0.055594015866358676 lm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.055594015866358676 Light-Minute (lm)

1 gigameter equals 0.055594015866358676 Light-Minute.

Gigameter to Light-Hour

1 Gm = 0.0009265669309342727 lh

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.0009265669309342727 Light-Hour (lh)

1 gigameter equals 0.0009265669309342727 Light-Hour.

Gigameter to Light-Day

1 Gm = 0.00003860695546453768 ld

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 0.00003860695546453768 Light-Day (ld)

1 gigameter equals 0.00003860695546453768 Light-Day.

Gigameter to Light-Year

1 Gm = 1.0570008340246155e-7 ly

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 1.0570008340246155e-7 Light-Year (ly)

1 gigameter equals 1.0570008340246155e-7 Light-Year.

Gigameter to Parsec

1 Gm = 3.240779289444362e-8 pc

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3.240779289444362e-8 Parsec (pc)

1 gigameter equals 3.240779289444362e-8 Parsec.

Gigameter to Kiloparsec

1 Gm = 3.2407792894443624e-11 kpc

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3.2407792894443624e-11 Kiloparsec (kpc)

1 gigameter equals 3.2407792894443624e-11 Kiloparsec.

Gigameter to Megaparsec

1 Gm = 3.240779289444362e-14 Mpc

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3.240779289444362e-14 Megaparsec (Mpc)

1 gigameter equals 3.240779289444362e-14 Megaparsec.

Gigameter to Gigaparsec

1 Gm = 3.2407792894443625e-17 Gpc

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 3.2407792894443625e-17 Gigaparsec (Gpc)

1 gigameter equals 3.2407792894443625e-17 Gigaparsec.

Gigameter to Nautical Mile

1 Gm = 539956.8034557236 NM

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 539956.8034557236 Nautical Miles (NM)

1 gigameter equals 539956.8034557236 Nautical Miles.

Gigameter to Fathom

1 Gm = 546806649.1688539 ftm

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 546806649.1688539 Fathoms (ftm)

1 gigameter equals 546806649.1688539 fathoms.

Gigameter to Cable Length

1 Gm = 4556722.076407116 cable

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 4556722.076407116 Cable Lengths (cable)

1 gigameter equals 4556722.076407116 Cable Length s.

Gigameter to Nautical League

1 Gm = 179985.60115190785 NL

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 179985.60115190785 Nautical Leagues (NL)

1 gigameter equals 179985.60115190785 Nautical Leagues.

Gigameter to Thou

1 Gm = 39370078740157.48 mil

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 39370078740157.48 Thous (mil)

1 gigameter equals 39370078740157.48 thous.

Gigameter to Rod

1 Gm = 198838781.51594687 rd

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 198838781.51594687 Rods (rd)

1 gigameter equals 198838781.51594687 rods.

Gigameter to Chain

1 Gm = 49709695.378986716 ch

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 49709695.378986716 Chains (ch)

1 gigameter equals 49709695.378986716 chains.

Gigameter to Furlong

1 Gm = 4970969.537898672 fur

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 4970969.537898672 Furlongs (fur)

1 gigameter equals 4970969.537898672 furlongs.

Gigameter to Mile

1 Gm = 621371.192237334 mi

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 621371.192237334 Miles (mi)

1 gigameter equals 621371.192237334 miles.

Gigameter to League

1 Gm = 207123.73074577798 lea

1 Gigameter (Gm) = 207123.73074577798 Leagues (lea)

1 gigameter equals 207123.73074577798 leagues.