CHAIN to LIGHT YEAR converter

Precise unit converter

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Units used

FULL UNIT NAME	chain	light year
ABBREVIATION / SYMBOL	ch	ly

How can you convert 1 chain to light years?

How many light years are in one chain? You can find out the answer in one of two ways:

use our calculator above for maximum accuracy or
use the following equation:

1 ch \times \frac{1 ly}{4.7029 \times 10^{14} ch}

There are 2.12634743779e-15 light years in a chain. Thus, we must multiply the number of chains (1) by 2.12634743779e-15 to get light years.

Conversion table between chains and light years near 1 ch:

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