parsec to megaparsec
Please provide values below to convert parsec [pc] to megaparsec [Mpc], 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.
megaparsec [Mpc]
Definition: A unit of distance in astronomy, equal to 1,000 kiloparsecs or approximately 3.26 million light years.
Historyandorigin: The megaparsec was introduced to measure very large astronomical distances, particularly in cosmology.
CurrentUse: Used to express the size of galaxy clusters and the distance between them.
funfact: Galaxy superclusters are often described in megaparsecs!
parsec [pc] to megaparsec [Mpc] Conversion Table
| 1 parsec [pc] | 0.000001 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 2 parsec [pc] | 0.000002 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 3 parsec [pc] | 0.000003 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 5 parsec [pc] | 0.000005 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 10 parsec [pc] | 0.00001 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 50 parsec [pc] | 0.00005 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 100 parsec [pc] | 0.0001 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 1000 parsec [pc] | 0.001 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 10000 parsec [pc] | 0.01 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 100000 parsec [pc] | 0.1 megaparsec [Mpc] |
| 1000000 parsec [pc] | 1 megaparsec [Mpc] |
How to Convert parsec to megaparsec
1 parsec [pc] = 0.000001 megaparsec [Mpc]
1 megaparsec [Mpc] = 1000000 parsec [pc]
we use cross multiplication method
parsec [pc] → megaparsec [Mpc]
1 → 0.000001
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.000001=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0000015