Parsec
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parsec-172-689933
title:
Parsec
text:
The parsec is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years or 206,265 astronomical units (AU), i.e. 30.9 trillion kilometres. The parsec unit is obtained by the use of parallax and trigonometry, and is defined as the distance at which 1 AU subtends an angle of one arcsecond. The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 1.3 parsecs from the Sun: from that distance, the gap between the Earth and the S
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wiki
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Unit of length used in astronomy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec
date created:
2001-09-25T17:24:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T16:41:30Z
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