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parallax second

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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.

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  • German: Parallaxensekunde — unit of length
  • Hungarian: parallaxisszekundum — unit of length
  • Polish: parsek — unit of length
  • Russian: паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды (paralláks uglovój sekúndy) — unit of length