Parsec

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf unit of length
gptkbp:abbreviation pc
gptkbp:compatibleWith SI units
gptkbp:definedIn distance at which 1 AU subtends an angle of 1 arcsecond
gptkbp:distance_to_center_of_Milky_Way ~8 kiloparsecs
gptkbp:distance_to_Proxima_Centauri 1.3 parsecs
gptkbp:equivalentTo 206,265 astronomical units
3.0856775814913673 × 10^16 meters
3.26 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parsec
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Herbert_Hall_Turner
1913
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Metric
distances to galaxies
distances to stars
gptkbp:submultiples gigaparsec
kiloparsec
megaparsec
gptkbp:symbol pc
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unity_Technologies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5