Convert nautical league (int.) to light year
Please provide values below to convert nautical league (int.) [NL (int.)] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to nautical league (int.).
How to Convert Nautical League (Int.) to Light Year
1 NL (int.) = 5.87269663384126e-13 ly
Example: convert 15 NL (int.) to ly:
15 NL (int.) = 15 × 5.87269663384126e-13 ly = 8.80904495076189e-12 ly
Nautical League (Int.) to Light Year Conversion Table
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Nautical League (Int.)
The international nautical league is a unit of length equal to three international nautical miles.
History/Origin
The international nautical league is based on the international nautical mile, which was defined as exactly 1,852 meters by international agreement in 1929.
Current Use
The nautical league is not a commonly used unit, with distances at sea typically being expressed in nautical miles.
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.