parsec to light year
Please provide values below to convert parsec [pc] to light year [ly], 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.
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] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 parsec [pc] | 3.2615637769 light year [ly] |
| 2 parsec [pc] | 6.5231275539 light year [ly] |
| 3 parsec [pc] | 9.7846913308 light year [ly] |
| 5 parsec [pc] | 16.307818885 light year [ly] |
| 10 parsec [pc] | 32.615637769 light year [ly] |
| 50 parsec [pc] | 163.07818885 light year [ly] |
| 100 parsec [pc] | 326.15637769 light year [ly] |
| 1000 parsec [pc] | 3261.5637769 light year [ly] |
| 10000 parsec [pc] | 32615.637769 light year [ly] |
| 100000 parsec [pc] | 326156.37769 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 parsec [pc] | 3261563.7769 light year [ly] |
How to Convert parsec to light year
1 parsec [pc] = 3.2615637769 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 0.3066013938 parsec [pc]
we use cross multiplication method
parsec [pc] → light year [ly]
1 → 3.2615637769
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*3.2615637769=1*x
by simplifying
x=4.8923456654