Convert vara castellana to light year
Please provide values below to convert vara castellana [vara castellana] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to vara castellana.
How to Convert Vara Castellana to Light Year
1 vara castellana = 8.827563605374e-17 ly
Example: convert 15 vara castellana to ly:
15 vara castellana = 15 × 8.827563605374e-17 ly = 1.3241345408061e-15 ly
Vara Castellana to Light Year Conversion Table
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Vara Castellana
The Castilian vara is an old Spanish unit of length, approximately 83.59 centimeters.
History/Origin
The vara was a common unit of length in Spain. The Castilian vara was the standard vara of the Kingdom of Castile.
Current Use
The Castilian vara is an obsolete unit of measurement.
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.