How do you find out how many AU are in a parsec?
2 Answers
May 23, 2016
One parsec= 3.26 light years.
Explanation:
Light year is the distance traveled by light in one year.Light travels at 300,000 Km per second in vacuum.
One A U is 149597870 kilometers.
Find the value of Light years in kilometers
light year= 9500,000,000,000 kilometers.
divide this by 149597870
answer will be 206264 au,.
May 24, 2016
206264.8 AU
Explanation:
From the definition of parsec,
1 parsec = 1/(1 sec in radian) AU
=206264.8 AU