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Parsec is the unit of


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Parsec

  1. The parsec is the unit of measurement for the distance between stars and galaxies.
  2. Astronomers are the primary users. It is a measurement unit for the distance between astronomical objects outside the solar system.
  3. It is 3.26 light-years long. The distance at which an astronomical object subtends an angle of one arcsecond is one parsec.
  4. The distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond is known as a parsec.

Hence, a parsec is the unit of measurement for the distance between stars and galaxies


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