Convert 1 Parsec to Light Seconds
How far is 1 parsec? How long is 1 parsec in light seconds? 1 pc to light seconds conversion.
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1 Parsec ≈
102,927,125 Light Seconds
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Result in Plain English
1 parsec is equal to about 103 million light seconds.
In Scientific Notation
1 parsec
= 1 x 100 parsecs
≈ 1.02927 x 108 light seconds
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.
Light Seconds
A light second is the distance that light travels in one second. It is exactly 299,792.458 kilometers or about 186,000 miles.