light year to parsec
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to parsec [pc], or change ↔.
light year [ly]
Definition: The distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers.
Historyandorigin: First coined in the 19th century, the light-year was introduced to describe vast distances in the universe.
CurrentUse: Used by astronomers to express distances between stars and galaxies.
funfact: A light year is a measure of distance, not time!
parsec [pc]
Definition: A unit of length used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light years, or approximately 3.086 × 10^13 kilometers.
Historyandorigin: The parsec was coined in the 1910s, derived from the words 'parallax' and 'arcsecond'.
CurrentUse: Commonly used by astronomers to measure distances to stars and galaxies outside our solar system.
funfact: A parsec is based on the measurement of the parallax angle of a star.
light year [ly] to parsec [pc] Conversion Table
| 1 light year [ly] | 0.3066013938 parsec [pc] |
| 2 light year [ly] | 0.6132027876 parsec [pc] |
| 3 light year [ly] | 0.9198041814 parsec [pc] |
| 5 light year [ly] | 1.533006969 parsec [pc] |
| 10 light year [ly] | 3.0660139381 parsec [pc] |
| 50 light year [ly] | 15.33006969 parsec [pc] |
| 100 light year [ly] | 30.660139381 parsec [pc] |
| 1000 light year [ly] | 306.60139381 parsec [pc] |
| 10000 light year [ly] | 3066.0139381 parsec [pc] |
| 100000 light year [ly] | 30660.139381 parsec [pc] |
| 1000000 light year [ly] | 306601.39381 parsec [pc] |
How to Convert light year to parsec
1 light year [ly] = 0.3066013938 parsec [pc]
1 parsec [pc] = 3.2615637769 light year [ly]
we use cross multiplication method
light year [ly] → parsec [pc]
1 → 0.3066013938
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.3066013938=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.4599020907