light-year

Summary

light-year is an unit of length^[1]. light-year ranks in the top 2% of unit_of_length entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,219 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• light-year's image is recorded as 1e16m comparison 10 light years sirius.png^[3].
• light-year's instance of is recorded as unit of length^[4].
• light-year's instance of is recorded as non-standard unit^[5].
• light-year's instance of is recorded as UCUM derived unit^[6].
• light-year's instance of is recorded as physical constant^[7].
• light-year's instance of is recorded as UCUM constant^[8].
• light-year's measured physical quantity is recorded as length^[9].
• light-year's Commons category is recorded as Light-year^[10].
• light-year's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wpm_^[11].
• light-year's described at URL is recorded as https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/physik/lichtjahr/9014^[12].
• light-year's spoken text audio is recorded as Light year.ogg^[13].
• light-year's PSH ID is recorded as 544^[14].
• light-year's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 679482^[15].
• light-year's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0219540^[16].
• light-year's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[17].
• light-year's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/light-year^[18].
• light-year's different from is recorded as Light year^[19].
• light-year's different from is recorded as Ly^[20].
• light-year's different from is recorded as Año luz^[21].
• light-year's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9460730472580800'}^[22].
• light-year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+9460730472580.8'}^[23].
• light-year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+5878625541248'}^[24].
• light-year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+31039143016731900'}^[25].
• light-year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+372469718092929000'}^[26].
• light-year's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q482798', 'amount': '+10346381005577300'}^[27].

Why It Matters

light-year ranks in the top 2% of unit_of_length entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,219 views/month).^[2] light-year has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] light-year is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]