One light-year is the distance light travels in one year. This distance is equal to 9.461 × 10^15 m. After the sun, the star nearest to Earth is Alpha Centauri, which is about 4.35 light-years from Earth. Express this distance in
a. megameters.
b. picometers.
+1316
One lightyear is
9.4542549555E27 picometers
or
9,454,254,955.5 megameters
Distance to Alpha Centauri is
4.1126009056e+28 picometers
or
41,126,009,056 megameters
BTW Proxima Centauri is the cloest star to our sun. It is 4.2 light years.
+1316
One lightyear is
9.4542549555E27 picometers
or
9,454,254,955.5 megameters
Distance to Alpha Centauri is
4.1126009056e+28 picometers
or
41,126,009,056 megameters
BTW Proxima Centauri is the cloest star to our sun. It is 4.2 light years.
