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If 1 AU is the average distance from the earth to the sun (92.9x10^6 miles), how do you convert this to parsecs?

Answer 1

#1.92 X 10^13# miles = 19.2 trillion miles, nearly.

1 parsec = 206264.81.AU = 206264.81 X 92955807.27 miles = #1.91735119 X 10^13# miles = #1.917 X 10^13# miles, nearly.

For the conversion #parsec to AU#, the factor is #3600 X (180/pi) # and this is also the factor for #radian to sec# conversion..

Keep in mind that 1 AU is equal to 1 parsec X 1'' exprressed in radian.

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Answer 2

Elena Antonova

1 parsec=3.26 light years.

The light year, measured in miles, is equal to 1862822 x 60 x 60 x 24 x 365.242. The speed of light is equal to 1862822 miles per second, and 1 AU is equal to 92.9 x 10^6. This can be calculated to yield 0.000004848136 parsec.

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Answer 3

Layla Anderson

To convert 1 AU to parsecs, use the conversion factor of 1 parsec = 206,265 AU. So, (1 , \text{AU} \times \frac{1 , \text{parsec}}{206,265 , \text{AU}} = 4.848 \times 10^{-6} , \text{parsecs}).

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