org. helvector. num. convert. distance. LightYear

public static function toMeter( ly:  Number ):Number

Converts a light year to meter using ly * 9.46037e+15.

Parameters

Returns

Number of meters.

See Also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_year for an explaination.

Since the speed of light in a vacuum is exactly 299,792,458 m/s, one light year is exactly equal to 9,460,730,472,580,800 m.