Convert 85 Parsecs to Light Years
How far is 85 parsecs? How long is 85 parsecs in light years? 85 pc to ly conversion.
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85 Parsecs ≈
277.23292 Light Years
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Result in Plain English
85 parsecs is equal to about 277 light years.
In Scientific Notation
85 parsecs
= 8.5 x 101 parsecs
≈ 2.77233 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.