Convert picometer to light year
Please provide values below to convert picometer [pM] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to picometer.
How to Convert Picometer to Light Year
1 pM = 1.0570008340247e-28 ly
Example: convert 15 pM to ly:
15 pM = 15 × 1.0570008340247e-28 ly = 1.58550125103706e-27 ly
Picometer to Light Year Conversion Table
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Picometer
A picometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-12 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "pico-" for 10^-12 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The picometer is used to measure atomic and subatomic particle dimensions.
Light Year
A light-year is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year.
History/Origin
The concept of the light-year as a unit of distance in astronomy emerged in the mid-19th century. The first recorded use of the term was in a German astronomical publication in 1851.
Current Use
The light-year is used to express distances to stars and other astronomical objects on a galactic and intergalactic scale, especially in popular science and non-specialist contexts.