Convert 138 Light Years to Parsecs
How far is 138 light years? How long is 138 light years in parsecs? 138 ly to pc conversion.
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138 Light Years ≈
42.310992 Parsecs
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Result in Plain English
138 light years is equal to about 42.3 parsecs.
In Scientific Notation
138 light years
= 1.38 x 102 light years
≈ 4.2311 x 101 parsecs
Light Years
A light year is the distance that light travels in one year. The year used by the International Astronomical Union is 365.25 days. A light year is defined as exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 kilometers.
Parsecs
A parsec is a unit of distance used in astronomy. It is exactly 648,000 / Pi astronomical units, or approximately 30.9 trillion kilometers.