Convert 5 Parsecs to Light Years
How far is 5 parsecs? How long is 5 parsecs in light years? 5 pc to ly conversion.
From
To
swap units ↺
5 Parsecs ≈
16.307819 Light Years
result rounded
Decimal places
Result in Plain English
5 parsecs is equal to about 16.3 light years.
In Scientific Notation
5 parsecs
= 5 x 100 parsecs
≈ 1.63078 x 101 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.