How many megalight-year in 1 megaparsecs? 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 megaparsecs The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1.0577248071986E-22 megalight-year, or 3.2407792700054E-23 megaparsecs. 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 megaparsecs = 0.30639 megaparsecs
5 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 1.53196 megaparsecs
10 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 3.06392 megaparsecs
20 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 6.12783 megaparsecs
30 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 9.19175 megaparsecs
40 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 12.25566 megaparsecs
50 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 15.31958 megaparsecs
75 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 22.97937 megaparsecs
100 megalight-year to megaparsecs = 30.63915 megaparsecs
You can do the reverse unit conversion from megaparsecs 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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