Parsec Conversions
A parsec is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond: about 3.26 light-years (3.086 × 10¹⁶ m). Astronomers use it for distances to stars.
1 pc = 3.085677581 × 10¹⁶ m
Convert parsecs to other units
Each line shows how much 1 parsec (pc) equals. Select a conversion for a calculator, formula and table.
Metric (SI)
- Parsec to Meter3.08568 × 10¹⁶ m
- Parsec to Kilometer30,856,800,000,000 km
- Parsec to Hectometer308,568,000,000,000 hm
- Parsec to Dekameter3.08568 × 10¹⁵ dam
- Parsec to Decimeter3.08568 × 10¹⁷ dm
- Parsec to Centimeter3.08568 × 10¹⁸ cm
- Parsec to Millimeter3.08568 × 10¹⁹ mm
- Parsec to Micrometer3.08568 × 10²² µm
- Parsec to Micron3.08568 × 10²² µ
- Parsec to Nanometer3.08568 × 10²⁵ nm
- Parsec to Angstrom3.08568 × 10²⁶ Å
- Parsec to Picometer3.08568 × 10²⁸ pm
- Parsec to Femtometer3.08568 × 10³¹ fm
- Parsec to Fermi3.08568 × 10³¹ fm
- Parsec to Attometer3.08568 × 10³⁴ am
- Parsec to Megameter30,856,800,000 Mm
- Parsec to Gigameter30,856,800 Gm
- Parsec to Terameter30,856.8 Tm
- Parsec to Petameter30.8568 Pm
- Parsec to Exameter0.0308568 Em
Imperial & US customary
- Parsec to Inch1.21483 × 10¹⁸ in
- Parsec to Foot1.01236 × 10¹⁷ ft
- Parsec to Yard3.37454 × 10¹⁶ yd
- Parsec to Mile19,173,500,000,000 mi
- Parsec to Kiloyard33,745,400,000,000 kyd
- Parsec to Furlong153,388,000,000,000 fur
- Parsec to Chain1.53388 × 10¹⁵ ch
- Parsec to Rope5.06181 × 10¹⁵ rope
- Parsec to Rod6.13552 × 10¹⁵ rd
- Parsec to Perch6.13552 × 10¹⁵ perch
- Parsec to Pole6.13552 × 10¹⁵ pole
- Parsec to Fathom1.68727 × 10¹⁶ ftm
- Parsec to Link1.53388 × 10¹⁷ li
- Parsec to Hand3.03708 × 10¹⁷ h
- Parsec to Mil1.21483 × 10²¹ mil
- Parsec to Microinch1.21483 × 10²⁴ µin
US survey units
- Parsec to Foot (US Survey)1.01236 × 10¹⁷ ft (US)
- Parsec to Inch (US Survey)1.21483 × 10¹⁸ in (US)
- Parsec to Mile (US Survey)19,173,500,000,000 mi (US)
- Parsec to Mile (Statute)19,173,500,000,000 mi
- Parsec to League (Statute)6,391,160,000,000 lea
- Parsec to Furlong (US Survey)153,388,000,000,000 fur (US)
- Parsec to Chain (US Survey)1.53388 × 10¹⁵ ch (US)
- Parsec to Rod (US Survey)6.13551 × 10¹⁵ rd (US)
- Parsec to Link (US Survey)1.53388 × 10¹⁷ li (US)
- Parsec to Fathom (US Survey)1.68727 × 10¹⁶ ftm (US)
Nautical
- Parsec to Nautical Mile (international)16,661,300,000,000 NM
- Parsec to Nautical Mile (UK)16,650,700,000,000 NM (UK)
- Parsec to Nautical League (int.)5,553,780,000,000 NL
- Parsec to Nautical League (UK)5,550,230,000,000 NL (UK)
Astronomical
- Parsec to Astronomical Unit206,265 au
- Parsec to Light Year3.26156 ly
- Parsec to Kiloparsec0.001 kpc
- Parsec to Megaparsec0.000001 Mpc
Atomic & physics
- Parsec to A.u. of Length5.83109 × 10²⁶ a₀
- Parsec to X-unit3.07927 × 10²⁹ xu
Historical & cloth
- Parsec to Ell2.69963 × 10¹⁶ ell
- Parsec to Cubit (UK)6.74908 × 10¹⁶ cubit
- Parsec to Span (cloth)1.34982 × 10¹⁷ span
- Parsec to Finger (cloth)2.69963 × 10¹⁷ finger
- Parsec to Nail (cloth)5.39926 × 10¹⁷ nail
- Parsec to Barleycorn3.6445 × 10¹⁸ barleycorn
- Parsec to League6,391,170,000,000 lea
- Parsec to Arpent527,272,000,000,000 arpent
- Parsec to Mile (Roman)20,851,900,000,000 m.p.
Typography
- Parsec to Pica7.289 × 10¹⁸ pc
- Parsec to Point8.7468 × 10¹⁹ pt
- Parsec to Twip1.74936 × 10²¹ twip
Convert other units to parsecs
- Meter to Parsec
- Kilometer to Parsec
- Hectometer to Parsec
- Dekameter to Parsec
- Decimeter to Parsec
- Centimeter to Parsec
- Millimeter to Parsec
- Micrometer to Parsec
- Micron to Parsec
- Nanometer to Parsec
- Angstrom to Parsec
- Picometer to Parsec
- Femtometer to Parsec
- Fermi to Parsec
- Attometer to Parsec
- Megameter to Parsec
- Gigameter to Parsec
- Terameter to Parsec
- Petameter to Parsec
- Exameter to Parsec
- Inch to Parsec
- Foot to Parsec
- Yard to Parsec
- Mile to Parsec
- Kiloyard to Parsec
- Furlong to Parsec
- Chain to Parsec
- Rope to Parsec
- Rod to Parsec
- Perch to Parsec
- Pole to Parsec
- Fathom to Parsec
- Ell to Parsec
- Link to Parsec
- Cubit (UK) to Parsec
- Hand to Parsec
- Span (cloth) to Parsec
- Finger (cloth) to Parsec
- Nail (cloth) to Parsec
- Barleycorn to Parsec
- Mil to Parsec
- Microinch to Parsec
- League to Parsec
- Arpent to Parsec
- Foot (US Survey) to Parsec
- Inch (US Survey) to Parsec
- Mile (US Survey) to Parsec
- Mile (Statute) to Parsec
- League (Statute) to Parsec
- Furlong (US Survey) to Parsec
- Chain (US Survey) to Parsec
- Rod (US Survey) to Parsec
- Link (US Survey) to Parsec
- Fathom (US Survey) to Parsec
- Nautical Mile (international) to Parsec
- Nautical Mile (UK) to Parsec
- Nautical League (int.) to Parsec
- Nautical League (UK) to Parsec
- Mile (Roman) to Parsec
- Astronomical Unit to Parsec
- Light Year to Parsec
- Kiloparsec to Parsec
- Megaparsec to Parsec
- A.u. of Length to Parsec
- X-unit to Parsec
- Pica to Parsec
- Point to Parsec
- Twip to Parsec