Convert hectometer to light year
Please provide values below to convert hectometer [hm] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to hectometer.
How to Convert Hectometer to Light Year
1 hm = 1.0570008340247e-14 ly
Example: convert 15 hm to ly:
15 hm = 15 × 1.0570008340247e-14 ly = 1.58550125103706e-13 ly
Hectometer to Light Year Conversion Table
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Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.
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.