Parsec
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| Parsec | |
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 A parsec is the distance frae the Sun tae an astronomical object that haes a parallax angle o ane arcseicont (nae tae scale) | |
| Unit information | |
| Unit seestem | astronomical units |
| Unit o | lenth/distance |
| Seembol | pc |
| Unit conversions | |
| 1 pc in ... | ... is equal tae ... |
| metric (SI) units | 3.0857×1016 m ~31 petametres |
| imperial & US units | 1.9174×1013 mi |
| astronomical units | 2.06265×105 au 3.26156 ly |
The parsec (seembol: pc) is a unit o lenth uised in astronomy, equal tae aboot 3.26 licht-years, or aboot 30.9 trillion kilometres (19.2 trillion miles).