Megaparsec
The
megaparsec
(abbreviated
Mpc
) is a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to one million
parsecs
. It is the most common unit of distance employed in
extragalactic astronomy
.
Conversion tables
1
Mpc
=
1000
kpc
= 1,000,000
pc
1
Mpc
=
3.26×10
6
ly
(approximate)
1
Mpc
=
3.086×10
22
m
(approximate)
Some approximate distances in megaparsecs
Distance from
Solar System
to center of the
Milky Way
0.009 Mpc
Diameter of the
Milky Way
0.02 Mpc
Distance to the
Andromeda Galaxy
0.6 Mpc
Distance to the
Virgo cluster
17 Mpc - 22 Mpc
Distance to the
RXJ1242-11
Galaxy
200 Mpc
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