Statements (129)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:tools
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| gptkbp:approximate_distance_to_andromeda_galaxy |
0.778 parsecs
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| gptkbp:approximate_distance_to_betelgeuse |
197 parsecs
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| gptkbp:approximate_distance_to_proxima_centauri |
1.295 parsecs
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| gptkbp:approximate_distance_to_sirius |
2.637 parsecs
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| gptkbp:can_transform_into |
1 parsec = 206265 AU
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| gptkbp:conversion_factor |
1 pc = 3.086 × 10^16 meters
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| gptkbp:defines |
a unit of distance used in astronomy
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| gptkbp:developed_by |
parallax angle
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:Friedrich_Bessel
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Parsec
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| gptkbp:is_compared_to |
approximately 3.26 light-years
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
measuring distances to stars
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:cosmology
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| gptkbp:related_concept |
astronomical unit
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Hubble's law
light-year redshift measurements cosmic distance ladder |
| gptkbp:symbol |
pc
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| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics black hole studies cosmological models galactic structure studies stellar dynamics space navigation cosmological simulations stellar evolution studies galactic astronomy stellar population studies exoplanet studies stellar parallax measurements supernova studies galactic evolution studies galaxy formation studies stellar evolution models extragalactic astronomy cosmic ray studies dark matter studies dark energy research cosmic microwave background studies stellar classification studies interstellar medium studies stellar wind studies galactic dynamics studies stellar magnetic field studies stellar rotation studies gravitational lensing studies cosmic web studies star formation studies galactic chemical evolution studies galactic halo studies galactic merger studies galactic outflow studies large scale structure studies stellar feedback studies stellar kinematics studies stellar mass distribution studies stellar mass function studies stellar population age studies stellar population gradients studies stellar population synthesis studies extragalactic surveys cosmic evolution studies stellar nucleosynthesis studies stellar population synthesis models stellar binary studies stellar mass loss studies distance scale in astronomy galactic archaeology studies galactic center models galactic center simulations galactic center studies galactic chemical models galactic chemical simulations galactic cluster models galactic cluster simulations galactic cluster studies galactic dynamics models galactic dynamics simulations galactic evolution models galactic evolution simulations galactic formation models galactic formation simulations galactic halo models galactic halo simulations galactic interaction models galactic interaction simulations galactic interaction studies galactic merger models galactic merger simulations galactic morphology models galactic morphology simulations galactic morphology studies galactic outflow models galactic outflow simulations galactic rotation curve studies galactic structure models galactic structure simulations neutron star studies stellar binary models stellar binary simulations stellar cluster models stellar cluster simulations stellar cluster studies stellar evolution simulations stellar feedback models stellar feedback simulations stellar luminosity function models stellar luminosity function simulations stellar luminosity function studies stellar mass distribution models stellar mass distribution simulations stellar mass function models stellar mass function simulations stellar mass loss models stellar mass loss simulations stellar population models stellar population simulations stellar population synthesis simulations stellar rotation models stellar rotation simulations stellar wind models stellar wind simulations |
| gptkbp:used_to_measure |
distances to astronomical objects
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Unity_Technologies
gptkb:TI-99/4_A |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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