100 light years to meters
100 ly = 9.4607 × 10^17 m. Change the amount below, or read the formula and the reference table further down.
100 light years equals
meters
1 ly = 9.4607 × 10^15 m
The formula
Light years and meters both measure length from the same zero, so a single multiplier does the job.
m = ly × 9.4607 × 10^15
Going the other way? Convert meters to light years.
Light years to meters table
Values either side of 100 ly.
| Light years (ly) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9.4607 × 10^16 |
| 20 | 1.8921 × 10^17 |
| 30 | 2.8382 × 10^17 |
| 40 | 3.7843 × 10^17 |
| 50 | 4.7304 × 10^17 |
| 60 | 5.6764 × 10^17 |
| 70 | 6.6225 × 10^17 |
| 80 | 7.5686 × 10^17 |
| 90 | 8.5147 × 10^17 |
| 100 | 9.4607 × 10^17 |
| 110 | 1.0407 × 10^18 |
| 120 | 1.1353 × 10^18 |
| 130 | 1.2299 × 10^18 |
| 140 | 1.3245 × 10^18 |
| 150 | 1.4191 × 10^18 |
| 160 | 1.5137 × 10^18 |
| 170 | 1.6083 × 10^18 |
| 180 | 1.7029 × 10^18 |
| 190 | 1.7975 × 10^18 |
| 200 | 1.8921 × 10^18 |
Questions people ask
- How many meters are in a light year?
- One light year equals 9.4607 × 10^15 meters.
- How do I convert light years to meters by hand?
- Multiply the number of light years by 9.4607 × 10^15. For a rough check, 9.4607 × 10^15 is close enough for most everyday use.
- What is 100 light years in meters?
- 100 light years is 9.4607 × 10^17 meters.
Calcuit generates this page from a unit table, so the factors here match every other page on the site.