parallax second

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parallax second

noun parallax seconds

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.
Similar: parsec, psc, pc

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noun unit of length

Deutsch	Parallaxensekunde
Русский	паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды paralláks uglovój sekúndy

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@misc{parallax_second_2026,
  title = {parallax second},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parallax%20second},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}