Convert famn to light year
Please provide values below to convert famn [famn] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to famn.
How to Convert Famn to Light Year
1 famn = 1.88287081897411e-16 ly
Example: convert 15 famn to ly:
15 famn = 15 × 1.88287081897411e-16 ly = 2.82430622846116e-15 ly
Famn to Light Year Conversion Table
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Famn
A famn is an obsolete Swedish unit of length, equivalent to 3 aln or about 1.78 meters.
History/Origin
The famn was the Swedish version of the fathom, based on the span of outstretched arms.
Current Use
The famn is no longer in use.
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.