Convert kilolight-years to parsecs

Explanation

From this page you can convert kilolight-years to parsecs (or kly to pc) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from kilolight-years to parsecs you need to multiply by 306.6014. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 kly≈306.6014 pc

kilolight-yearskly

dimension	length
symbol	kly

The kilolight-year (kly) is a unit of length.

Definition of the kilolight-year

A kilolight-year is 1000 light-years.

Value in terms of the SI

One kilolight-year is equivalent to 9460730472580800000 meters.

Equivalences

One kilolight-year is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

One kilolight-year is more than 63 million times the distance between Earth and the Sun. The unit more suited to measure distances at the scale of the galaxy.

The Sun is approximately 26 kilolight-years away from the center of the Milky Way.

parsecspc

dimension	length
symbol	pc

The parsec (pc) is unit of length used in astronomy.

The unit is used to express distances inside or between galaxies. For example, the Sun is located approximately 8000 parsecs from the center of the Milky Way.

Definition of the parsec

A parsec is defined as the distance at which 1 Astronomical Unit subtends an angle of 1 second of arc.

International Astronomical Union

Value

In this converter, we use the approximate value of 30856775814913673 meters. If you need an exact equivalence (and why wouldn't you), you should know that πpc (pi parsecs) exactly equals 96939420213600000 m.

Some Facts

Let's see if we can get an idea of how big a parsec is.

One of the fastest man-made object is the Voyager 1 space probe. At its current speed of 17000 meters per second, Voyager 1 would take 57500 years to travel just one parsec away from the Sun.

light-nanosecond	lns	0.000 000 001
light-microsecond	lµs	0.000 001
light-millisecond	lms	0.001
light-second	ls	1
light-minute	lmin	60
light-hour	lh	3600
light-day	ld	86 400
light-year	ly	31 557 600
kilolight-year	kly	31 557 600 000
megalight-year	Mly	31 557 600 000 000
gigalight-year	Gly	31 557 600 000 000 000

astronomical unit	au
parsec	pc
kiloparsec	kpc
megaparsec	Mpc
gigaparsec	Gpc