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 |
×1016 m 3.0857 ~31 petametres |
imperial & US units | ×1013 mi 1.9174 |
astronomical units |
65×105 au 2.062 56 ly 3.261 |
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).