1 Light Years to Parsecs

Convert 1 light years (ly) to parsecs (pc) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.

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1 ly = 0.30658 pc
Full precision:0.30658 pc
Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 1 light years to parsecs, we divide by 3.2618 because one parsec equals exactly 3.2618 light years.

1 parsec = 3.2618 light years

Since there are 3.2618 light years in every parsec, we divide our value by this factor:

1 ÷ 3.2618 = 0.30658 parsecs

So 1 light years = 0.30658 parsecs.

Quick check: 0.30658 × 3.2618 = 1 light years

Light Years to Parsecs Conversion Table

Light YearsParsecs
1 ly0.30658 pc
2 ly0.61316 pc
3 ly0.91973 pc
4 ly1.2263 pc
5 ly1.5329 pc
10 ly3.0658 pc
20 ly6.1316 pc
50 ly15.3289 pc
100 ly30.6578 pc

1 Light Years in Other Units

Unit1 ly =
Light Years to Kilometers9.461e+12 km
Light Years to Meters9.461e+15 m
Light Years to Centimeters9.461e+17 cm
Light Years to Millimeters9.461e+18 mm
Light Years to Micrometers9.461e+21 μm
Light Years to Nanometers9.461e+24 nm
Light Years to Miles5.8788e+12 mi
Light Years to Yards1.0347e+16 yd
Light Years to Feet3.104e+16 ft
Light Years to Inches3.7248e+17 in
Light Years to Nautical Miles5.1085e+12 nmi
Light Years to Fathoms5.1733e+15 ftm
Light Years to Astronomical Units63241.98 AU
Light Years to Parsecs0.30658 pc
Light Years to Angstroms9.461e+25 Å
Light Years to Planck Lengths5.8537e+50 ℓP
Light Years to Rods1.8812e+15 rd

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