Convert 260 Parsecs to Light Years
How far is 260 parsecs? How long is 260 parsecs in light years? 260 pc to ly conversion.
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260 Parsecs ≈
848.00658 Light Years
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Result in Plain English
260 parsecs is equal to about 848 light years.
In Scientific Notation
260 parsecs
= 2.6 x 102 parsecs
≈ 8.48007 x 102 light years
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 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.