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a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light years (3.086 × 10^13 kilometers). One parsec corresponds to the distance at which the mean radius of the earth's orbit subtends an angle of one second of arc.
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How many meters in a parsec?
1 parsec is 3.09 x 1016 meters.
Knowing that one parsec is about 3.2 light years and the Sun is 8 light-minutes away what is the Sun-Earth distance in parsec?
8 light min=3.2x8/(365x24x60)=4.87E-5 Parsec
What is larger a parsec or nanometer?
A parsec is a bit larger. Quite a big bit larger. I heard it said that a nanometre is how much an aircraft carrier sinks when a seaguall lands on it. This isnt very much. A parsec is the distance you would cover if you were travelling at 186,000 miles per second for about 3 and a quarter years. These are approximate but you get the idea.
Is there anything bigger than a parsec?
There are bigger forms of parsecs. A kiloparsec is basically a parsec times 1000 or 1000 parsecs. For example a parsec is approximately 3.26 light years, a kiloparsec is about 3260 light years. So what ever number you have in parsecs you just times that by 1000 and that will give you kiloparsecs. "Kilo" means a thousand basically. There are also 2 other forms of measurements that are even bigger than a parsec and a kiloparsec. These measurements are megaparsecs and gigaparsecs. A megaparsec is a million parsecs and a gigaparsec is a billion parsecs. Astronomers usually measure the distance between galaxies in megaparsecs. Gigaparsecs can be used for galaxies or something that is much much farther away in our universe. Just to show you how big of a measurement a gigaparsec is; a gigparsec is approximately 19173528100000000000000 miles long. How do you say this number you ask? This number is one sextillion, nine hundred seventeen quintillion, three hundred fifty-two quadrillion, eight hundred ten trillion miles. The gigaparsec is the largest form of measurement that I know of. I thought that light years were long... King Kong aint got nothin on gigaparsecs.
What is 6 millliliter?
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Why do you use parsec?
astronomy The parsec is a popular measure because it is an easy measurement to make. One only has to make visual sighting or photographic measurements and determine angel of parallax. For a complete discussion on the definition of parsec see link.
How far is a paesec?
A parsec is a measure of distance in space equal to about 3.26 light years.
What are three astronomical units of measure?
-- the Astronomical Unit -- the Light Year -- the Parsec -- the Magnitude
How can you measure huge distances in the universe?
The Parsec at 3.26 lightyears ; see related link below .
Unit to measure distance?
Me, I'm torn between the Smoot and the Parsec
What are the distances represented by a light year an astronomical unit and parsec?
A light year is the distance that light will travel in one year. A parsec is short for parallax second, which is also a measure of distance.Answer 1 Parsec = 3.26163626 light years 1 light year = 0.30659458 Parsecs
Is there a difference between a parsec and a secpar?
Yes. A "parsec" is the abbreviation for a parallax-second of arc, a measure of distance. I have no idea what a "secpar" is, but it might be the abbreviation for some sort of government official, "Secretary of Parking" perhaps.
In what field of science is a parsec used?
Astronomy. It is a measure of distance in space and is equal to 19.17 trillion miles.
Is parsec a linear distance measure?
Yes. The parsec is a unit of distance, or length, equal to about 3.26 light-years, or 3.09 x 1016 meters.
How many times fainter would Venus look from 1 parsec away?
If I'm not miistaken isn't parsec a measure of time rather than distance on Galactica-I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
What is longer than a Parsec?
1 kilo parsec
Light years are used to measure distance between stars because?
. . they are a convenient unit. Another convenient unit is the parsec.
