Convert light year to parsec


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How many lightyear in 1 parsec? The answer is 3.2615637967311. We assume you are converting between light year and parsec. You can view more details on each measurement unit: lightyear or parsec The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1.0570008340246E-16 lightyear, or 3.2407792700054E-17 parsec. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between light years and parsecs. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Quick conversion chart of lightyear to parsec

1 lightyear to parsec = 0.3066 parsec

5 lightyear to parsec = 1.53301 parsec

10 lightyear to parsec = 3.06601 parsec

20 lightyear to parsec = 6.13203 parsec

30 lightyear to parsec = 9.19804 parsec

40 lightyear to parsec = 12.26406 parsec

50 lightyear to parsec = 15.33007 parsec

75 lightyear to parsec = 22.9951 parsec

100 lightyear to parsec = 30.66014 parsec


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Definition: Light-year

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).


Definition: Parsec

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.


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