parsec to kiloparsec
Please provide values below to convert parsec [pc] to kiloparsec [kpc], or change ↔.
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.
kiloparsec [kpc]
Definition: A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to 1,000 parsecs or about 3,260 light years.
Historyandorigin: The kiloparsec is a standard distance unit used in measuring the scale of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
CurrentUse: Used to measure the size of galaxies and the distances between them.
funfact: Kiloparsecs are used to describe galactic structures like the Milky Way's spiral arms!
parsec [pc] to kiloparsec [kpc] Conversion Table
| 1 parsec [pc] | 0.001 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 2 parsec [pc] | 0.002 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 3 parsec [pc] | 0.003 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 5 parsec [pc] | 0.005 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 10 parsec [pc] | 0.01 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 50 parsec [pc] | 0.05 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 100 parsec [pc] | 0.1 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 1000 parsec [pc] | 1 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 10000 parsec [pc] | 10 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 100000 parsec [pc] | 100 kiloparsec [kpc] |
| 1000000 parsec [pc] | 1000 kiloparsec [kpc] |
How to Convert parsec to kiloparsec
1 parsec [pc] = 0.001 kiloparsec [kpc]
1 kiloparsec [kpc] = 1000 parsec [pc]
we use cross multiplication method
parsec [pc] → kiloparsec [kpc]
1 → 0.001
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.001=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0015