Convert fermi to light year
Please provide values below to convert fermi [F, f] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to fermi.
How to Convert Fermi to Light Year
1 F, f = 1.0570008340247e-31 ly
Example: convert 15 F, f to ly:
15 F, f = 15 × 1.0570008340247e-31 ly = 1.58550125103706e-30 ly
Fermi to Light Year Conversion Table
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Fermi
A fermi is a unit of length equal to a femtometer, which is 10⁻¹⁵ meters.
History/Origin
The fermi is named after the Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi. It was a popular unit in nuclear physics.
Current Use
The femtometer is the officially recognized SI unit, but the fermi is still used informally in nuclear and particle physics.
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.