Convert 3 Light Years to Parsecs
How far is 3 light years? How long is 3 light years in parsecs? 3 ly to pc conversion.
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3 Light Years ≈
0.91980418 Parsecs
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Result in Plain English
3 light years is equal to about 0.920 parsecs.
To a Percentage
3 light years ≈ 92.0% of a parsec.
In Scientific Notation
3 light years
= 3 x 100 light years
≈ 9.19804 x 10-1 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.