Kos to Light Years: the quick answer
To convert kos to light years, multiply the value by 3.3824 × 10⁻¹³. To go the other way, multiply light years by 2,956,478,272,682 to get kos.
To convert kos to light years, multiply the value by 3.3824 × 10⁻¹³. To go the other way, multiply light years by 2,956,478,272,682 to get kos.
| Kos (kos) | Light Years (ly) |
|---|---|
| 1 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻¹³ ly |
| 5 kos | 1.6912 × 10⁻¹² ly |
| 10 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻¹² ly |
| 25 kos | 8.45601 × 10⁻¹² ly |
| 50 kos | 1.6912 × 10⁻¹¹ ly |
| 100 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻¹¹ ly |
| 250 kos | 8.45601 × 10⁻¹¹ ly |
| 500 kos | 1.6912 × 10⁻¹⁰ ly |
| 1,000 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻¹⁰ ly |
| 2,500 kos | 8.45601 × 10⁻¹⁰ ly |
| 5,000 kos | 1.6912 × 10⁻⁹ ly |
| 10,000 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻⁹ ly |
| 100,000 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻⁸ ly |
| 1,000,000 kos | 3.3824 × 10⁻⁷ ly |
Kos (kos). The kos (also kosh or krosh) is a traditional Indian measure of distance. Today it is taken as 2 miles, about 3.2 kilometers; historically it varied by region and era from roughly 1.8 to 4 km (the Mughal kos minar markers stand about 3.2 km apart). Used in: Asia — India, Pakistan, Nepal.
Light year (ly). A light year is the distance light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion kilometers.
There are 3.3824 × 10⁻¹³ light years in one kos.
Multiply the number of kos by 3.3824 × 10⁻¹³. For example, 10 kos equal 3.3824 × 10⁻¹² light years.
One light year equals 2,956,478,272,682 kos.
3.3824 × 10⁻¹⁰ light years. Other common values: 100 kos = 3.3824 × 10⁻¹¹ light years and 10,000 kos = 3.3824 × 10⁻⁹ light years.