Parsecs to Kilometers - Convert pc to km
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Parsecs (pc) Conversion
A parsec is a non-metric unit of length used to measure long distances mostly in astronomy. One parsec is about 3.26 light-years, 648,000 astronomical units, 30 trillion km, 19 trillion miles.
Kilometers (km) Conversion
A kilometer is a metric unit of length or distance which equals exactly 1000 meters and about 0.62137119 mile, 1093.6133 yards, or 3280.8399 feet. It is an official measurement which signifies geographical distances in most of the world except for the United States (they use the mile). Even huge distances to the farthest galaxies are expressed in kilometers, not in higher multiples of the meter.
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