Convert mile (statute) to parsec

Please provide values below to convert mile (statute) [mi (US)] to parsec [pc], or Convert parsec to mile (statute).




How to Convert Mile (Statute) to Parsec

1 mi (US) = 5.21553913622696e-14 pc

Example: convert 15 mi (US) to pc:
15 mi (US) = 15 Γ— 5.21553913622696e-14 pc = 7.82330870434045e-13 pc


Mile (Statute) to Parsec Conversion Table

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Mile (Statute)

A statute mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 feet.

History/Origin

The statute mile was defined by an Act of the English Parliament in 1592 during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Current Use

The statute mile is the standard unit for measuring road distances in the United States and the United Kingdom.


Parsec

A parsec is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years. It is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.

History/Origin

The term "parsec" is a portmanteau of "parallax" and "second," coined by British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner in 1913.

Current Use

The parsec is the preferred unit of distance in astronomy and astrophysics for expressing the distances to stars and galaxies.



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