parallax second

parallax second

English

Noun

parallax second (plural parallax seconds)

1. A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers, or 3.2616 light-years.

Synonyms

• parsec
• psc (abbreviation)
• pc (symbol)

Translations

unit of length

German: Parallaxensekunde (de) f

Russian: паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды m (paralláks uglovój sekúndy)