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Quick Conversion Table

Light-year (ly) Parsec (pc)
1 ly0 pc
2 ly0 pc
3 ly0 pc
4 ly0 pc
5 ly0 pc
6 ly0 pc
7 ly0 pc
8 ly0 pc
9 ly0 pc
10 ly0 pc
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900 ly0 pc
1.000 ly0 pc

How to convert light-year to parsec?

To convert light-year to parsec, apply the conversion rule that links the two units of measurement, since 1 light-year equals exactly 0.307 pc.

The formula used in this calculation is:

pc=ly3,26156mathrm{pc} = frac{mathrm{ly}}{3{,}26156}

Step by step:

  1. Identify the value to be converted in Light-years.
  2. Substitute the value into the formula.
  3. Now you need to divide using the 3,26156 and perform the calculation according to the formula.

The result will be the equivalent in parsecs (pc).

Example:

Let’s calculate the equivalent of 3,26156 ly. This only requires applying the conversion value to pc. With the coefficient of 3,26156, the formula develops as follows: 3,26156 ÷ 3,26156 = 1. What does this tell us? 3,26156 ly transforms into 1 pc.

3,26156 ly=3,261563,26156 pc=1 pc3{,}26156 text{ ly} = frac{3{,}26156}{3{,}26156} text{ pc} = 1 text{ pc}

Continue converting!

Parsec (pc) -> Light-year (ly)
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