Knot to lys converter (kn to lys)

You can provide values below to convert Knot to lys (kn to lys) or you can reverse the conversion.

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How to Convert Knot to Light year per second

1 kn = 5.44e-17 lys

Understand the base relationship:
1 Knot = 0.514444 meters per second
1 Light year per second = 9,460,730,472,580,800 meters per second
Establish the conversion factor:
1 kn = (0.514444 m/s) / (9,460,730,472,580,800 m/s/lys) = 5.44e-17 lys
Apply the conversion:
Multiply the value in kn by 5.44e-17 to get the equivalent in lys

Convert 5 kn to lys:

5 kn × 5.44e-17 = 2.72e-16 lys