- Kiloparsec
- 1000 parsecs, which is equal to about 3260 light years. Also called KPC.
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kiloparsec — KILOPARSÉC, kiloparséci, s.m. Unitate de măsură a distanţelor interastrale, de 1000 de parseci. (kilo Trimis de tavi, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
kiloparsec — [kil′ō pär΄sek΄, kil′əpär΄sek΄] n. one thousand parsecs or 3,262 light years: abbrev. kpc … English World dictionary
Kiloparsec — Parsec Pour les articles homonymes, voir Parsec (homonymie). Le parsec (symbole pc) est une unité de longueur utilisée en astronomie. Son nom vient de la contraction de « parallaxe seconde ». Cette unité résulte de l’utilisation d’une… … Wikipédia en Français
kiloparsec — (kpc) a unit of distance used in astronomy, the kiloparsec equals 1000 parsecs, 3261.631 light years, 3.085 678 x 1016 kilometers, or about 19.18 quadrillion miles. The Solar System is located about 8 kiloparsecs from the center of the Milky… … Dictionary of units of measurement
kiloparsec — noun Date: 1922 1000 parsecs … New Collegiate Dictionary
kiloparsec — /kil euh pahr sek /, n. a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbr.: kpc [1920 25; KILO + PARSEC] * * * … Universalium
kiloparsec — noun A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs … Wiktionary
kiloparsec — kilo·parsec … English syllables
kiloparsec — ˈkilə+ noun : one thousand parsecs * * * /kil euh pahr sek /, n. a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbr.: kpc [1920 25; KILO + PARSEC] … Useful english dictionary
kpc — kiloparsec; kiloparsecs. * * * … Universalium
