Convert league to light year
Please provide values below to convert league [lea] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to league.
How to Convert League to Light Year
1 lea = 5.10323385069796e-13 ly
Example: convert 15 lea to ly:
15 lea = 15 × 5.10323385069796e-13 ly = 7.65485077604695e-12 ly
League to Light Year Conversion Table
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League
A league is a unit of length that was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. It was the distance a person could walk in an hour.
History/Origin
The league varied in length from country to country and even within the same country over time. The most common definition was three miles.
Current Use
The league is no longer in common use but is found in historical texts and literature.
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.