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Light years are typically used to measure astronomical distances on a large scale, such as the distance between stars, galaxies, or other celestial objects. It represents the distance that light travels in one year (about 9.46 trillion kilometers), making it suitable for measuring vast interstellar distances.
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What can the distances to nearby stars be measured by?
Light years
What is measured in meters miles and light years?
Those are all measures of length.
How do distances between planets solar systems galaxies and the universe compare?
The distance between planets are measured in millions of kilometers while the distance between solar systems are measured in light years while the galxies and the universe are measured in AU (astronautical units)
What units are stellar distances expressed in?
Stellar distances are measured in light-years, which is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
How many light years is Pluto's orbit?
Pluto's orbit is not measured in light years as it is within our solar system. Pluto's average distance from the Sun is about 3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units.
Are the stars measured in light years?
Stars are not measured in light years. The distance between them is.
The size of galaxies are measured in?
They are measured in light years. Galaxies are often 100,000 light years across or more.
Is the distance between stars and earth measured in kilometres or light-years?
Light Years.
What is the closest thing to earth that can be measured in light years?
Anything can be measured in light time. The moon is about 1.3 light seconds (0.0000000412 light years) from the earth. The closest star system, which includes Alpha Centauri, is 4.3 light years away.
In distance in space between stars and earth measured in kilometres or light years?
in light years
What can the distances to nearby stars be measured by?
Light years
How is the distance of the sun from earth measured?
light years.
How are distances between galaxies measured?
Light Years
What units are distances to stars measured in and why?
Usually such distances are measured either in light-years, or in parsecs.
What is the distance form earth to star measured by?
light years
What can the distances of nearby stars be measured by?
parsecs or light years
How is the distance of stars in being measured?
Light years or Parsecs
