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Selected initial unit : light year.

Definition and details for light year:

Light year (ly) is a unit of distance used by astronomers. One light year is defined from the International Astronomical Union as the distance that light travels in one Julian year (365.25 days) through a vacuum. The defined light speed is c = 299,792,458 m/sec. So one light year equals exactly 9 460 730 472 580 800 meters.

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A

agate line (length)

arshin (Russian)

astronomical unit

atomic unit (length)

B

braca (Portuguese)

braza (Argentine)

braza (Spanish)

bu (Japanese length)

C

cable (International)

cable (U.K. or Imperial or Admiralty)

cable (U.S. customary and Navy)

chain (Benoit 1895 B)

chain (Gunter or Surveyor)

chain (Ramsden or Engineer)

chek (Hong kong foot)

chetvert (Russian)

chhioh (Taiwanese foot)

chhun (Taiwanese inch)

chi (Chinese foot)

chi (shaku in Taiwan)

cho (Japan length)

cubit (Egyptian Royal)

cubit (English)

cubit (ordinary Egyptian)

cubit (Sumerian)

D

digit (finger width)

diuym (Russian inch)

E

F

fathom (English)

fathom (Hungary)

fen (Hong Kong)

finger (length)

foot (ancient Roman)

foot (Benoit 1895 B)

foot (Cape or Clarke)

foot (Doric order pous)

foot (French metric)

foot (Hungarian or lab)

foot (international)

Foot (Stockholm)

foot (survey of India)

fot (Swedish foot)

fut (Russian foot)

G

H

hunh (Thailand)

huvelyk (Hungarian inch)

I

J

jo (Japan length)

K

kabiet (Thailand)

ken (Japanese length)

keub (Thailand)

L

league (Celtic)

league (nautical)

league (Philip V geographical)

legoa (Portuguese league)

legua (Argentina)

legua (Castile)

legua (Spanish 18th century)

li (0.001 chi Chinese unit)

li (1500 chi Chinese unit)

lieue des postes (French league)

ligne (Paris line)

line (button makers)

linea (Castile)

liniya (Russian line)

link (Benoit 1895 B)

link (Gunter or Surveyor)

link (Ramsden or Engineer)

M

megalithic yard

meile (geographische)

meile (northern Germany)

micrometer (micron)

mil (U.S. length)

mile (ancient Roman)

mile (geographical)

mile (international)

mile (metric U.S. high school)

mile (Nautical, international)

mile (Scottish)

mile (Telegraph)

mile (U.K. nautical or Admiralty)

mile (U.S. Nautical)

milia (Russian mile)

mo (Japanese length)

mondo point (length)

N

niu or nieu (Thailand)

O

P

pace (great or geometrical)

pace (military double time)

pace (military)

palmo (Portuguese)

palmo (Spain today)

palmo (Spanish span)

palmus (ancient Roman palm)

perch (Ireland)

perche (Canada)

pertica (Roman)

pes (Roman foot)

pica (DTP or postscript)

pica (TeX or Johnson)

pie (Castilian foot)

pied (Canada foot)

pied de roi (French foot)

point (DTP or PostScript)

pouce de Roi (French inch)

pulgada (Castile)

punto (Castile)

Q

quarter (cloth)

quarter (of mile)

R

rheinfuss (Rhine foot)

ri (Japanese league)

rin (Japanese length)

rod (survey or coast)

S

sazhen (Russian Fathom)

shackle (Britain 16th century)

shackle (Britain 1949)

shaku (Japan length)

shot (U.S. shackle)

sok or sawk (Thailand)

South African geodetic foot (S.A.G. ft)

step (U.S. marching 8 by 5)

sun (Japanese length)

T

tochka (Russian point)

tsun (Hong Kong)

V

vara (Argentina)

vara (Central America)

vershok (Russian unit)

versta (Russian)

W

X

Y

yard (Benoit 1895 B)

yote or yojana (Thailand)

Z

zhang (Chinese)

zoll (German inch)

zoll (Switzerland)

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