Bookmark
Bookmark this page to your browser, or copy this link to your site:
Measurement unit conversion: megaparsec
Full name: megaparsec
Plural form: megaparsecs
Symbol: Mpc
Category type: length
Scale factor: 3.0856776E+22
The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 3.24077927001E-23 megaparsec.
Valid units must be of the length type.
You can use this form to select from known units:
I'm feeling lucky, show me some random units
The SI prefix "mega" represents a factor of 106, or in scientific notation, 1E6.
So 1 megaparsec = 106 parsecs.
The definition of a parsec is as follows:
The parsec (symbol pc) is a unit of length used in astronomy. It stands for "parallax of one arc second", and is approximately 19,131,554,073,600 (19 trillion) miles.
Support this site
If this page was helpful, please
donate a small amount
or advertise
on the site. If you are a regular visitor, you might prefer to
remove most ads.
You can also contact us
if you have any comments or suggestions.
