parsec

Noun

Meaning

a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

secpar league space measure astronomical kilometre astronomical unit kilometer parasang astronomy unit farsang kilometers leagues light hours light centuries
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Hypernyms

astronomy unit

Phrases with the word

last parsec problem

Anagrams

escarp scrape secpar Casper CASREP Cresap scaper scarpe spacer Capers

Examples

Distances in parsecs Distances less than a parsec Distances expressed in fractions of a parsec usually involve objects within a single star system. Source: Internet

Calculating the value of a parsec Diagram of parsec. Source: Internet

For a typical cluster with 1,000 stars with a 0.5 parsec half-mass radius, on average a star will have an encounter with another member every 10 million years. Source: Internet

He proposed the name astron, but mentioned that Carl Charlier had suggested siriometer and Herbert Hall Turner had proposed parsec. Source: Internet

If this particular quasar and the Milky Way could be seen side by side at the same distance of one parsec and the Milky Way's stars reduced to a single point, the quasar would be 5 magnitudes (or 100 times) brighter than the Milky Way. Source: Internet

So, for example: * One parsec is approximately 3.26 light-years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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