How many megalight year in 1 megaparsec? The answer is 3.2637977445371. We assume you are converting between megalight year and megaparsec. You can view more details on each measurement unit: megalight year or megaparsec The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1.0577248071986E-22 megalight year, or 3.2407792700054E-23 megaparsec. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between megalight years and megaparsecs. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 megalight year to megaparsec = 0.30639 megaparsec
5 megalight year to megaparsec = 1.53196 megaparsec
10 megalight year to megaparsec = 3.06392 megaparsec
20 megalight year to megaparsec = 6.12783 megaparsec
30 megalight year to megaparsec = 9.19175 megaparsec
40 megalight year to megaparsec = 12.25566 megaparsec
50 megalight year to megaparsec = 15.31958 megaparsec
75 megalight year to megaparsec = 22.97937 megaparsec
100 megalight year to megaparsec = 30.63915 megaparsec
You can do the reverse unit conversion from megaparsec to megalight year, or enter any two units below:
One megalight-year, abbreviated "Mly", is one million light-years, or 306,601 parsecs. Megalight-years are typically used to measure distances between neighboring galaxies and galaxy clusters.
The SI prefix "mega" represents a factor of 106, or in exponential 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.
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