Convert nautical mile (UK) to light year
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Light Year
1 NM (UK) = 1.95881703360124e-13 ly
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to ly:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 1.95881703360124e-13 ly = 2.93822555040186e-12 ly
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Light Year Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
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.