How many Parsecs in 1 light-year? The answer is 0.30660139194648. We assume you are converting between parsec and light year. You can view more details on each measurement unit: Parsecs or light-year The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 3.2407792700054E-17 Parsecs, or 1.0570008340246E-16 light-year. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between parsecs and light years. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 Parsecs to light-year = 3.26156 light-year
5 Parsecs to light-year = 16.30782 light-year
10 Parsecs to light-year = 32.61564 light-year
15 Parsecs to light-year = 48.92346 light-year
20 Parsecs to light-year = 65.23128 light-year
25 Parsecs to light-year = 81.53909 light-year
30 Parsecs to light-year = 97.84691 light-year
40 Parsecs to light-year = 130.46255 light-year
50 Parsecs to light-year = 163.07819 light-year
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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.
A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9.46 × 1012 kilometres (9.46 petametres, or about 5.88 × 1012 (nearly six trillion) miles). More specifically, a light year is defined as the distance that a photon would travel, in free space and infinitely far away from any gravitational or magnetic fields, in one Julian year (365.25 days of 86400 seconds each).
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