Yards to Parsecs (yd to pc)

Metric Conversions.

Parsecs to Yards (Swap units)

1yd = 0pc

Note: You can increase or decrease the accuracy of this answer by selecting the number of significant figures required from the options above the result.

Yards to Parsecs formula

Parsecs = Yards / 3.3745271200143E+16

1 Yards to Parsecs calculation

Parsecs = Yards / 3.3745271200143E+16

Parsecs = 1 / 3.3745271200143E+16

Parsecs = 0

What is a yard?

A yard is a unit of length commonly used in the United States and other countries that have adopted the Imperial system of measurement. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. The yard is primarily used for measuring distances in everyday situations, such as the length of a room or the height of a person. It is also commonly used in sports, particularly in American football, where the field is divided into 100 yards.

The yard is believed to have originated from the length of a person's stride. In medieval times, a yard was defined as the distance from the tip of the nose to the end of the outstretched arm of King Henry I of England. However, the exact length of a yard has varied throughout history and between different countries. It wasn't until 1959 that the yard was officially defined as 0.9144 meters by international agreement.

While the yard is still widely used in the United States, many other countries have adopted the metric system and use the meter as their primary unit of length. However, the yard is still used in some specialized fields, such as construction and landscaping, where it is more convenient to work with fractions of a yard rather than decimal fractions of a meter.

What is a Parsec?

A parsec is a unit of length used in astronomy to measure vast distances between celestial objects. The term "parsec" is derived from the words "parallax" and "second," which refer to the method used to calculate this unit. Specifically, a parsec is defined as the distance at which an object would have a parallax angle of one arcsecond when observed from opposite ends of Earth's orbit around the Sun.

To understand the concept of a parsec, it is important to grasp the idea of parallax. Parallax is the apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different vantage points. In the case of astronomy, scientists use the Earth's orbit as a baseline to measure the parallax of distant stars. By observing a star from opposite ends of Earth's orbit, astronomers can calculate the angle of parallax and subsequently determine the star's distance.

 

Yards to Parsecs table

Starting value
Increment
Accuracy
Yards
Parsecs
0yd
0.00000pc
1yd
0.00000pc
2yd
0.00000pc
3yd
0.00000pc
4yd
0.00000pc
5yd
0.00000pc
6yd
0.00000pc
7yd
0.00000pc
8yd
0.00000pc
9yd
0.00000pc
10yd
0.00000pc
11yd
0.00000pc
12yd
0.00000pc
13yd
0.00000pc
14yd
0.00000pc
15yd
0.00000pc
16yd
0.00000pc
17yd
0.00000pc
18yd
0.00000pc
19yd
0.00000pc
20yd
0.00000pc
21yd
0.00000pc
22yd
0.00000pc
23yd
0.00000pc
24yd
0.00000pc
25yd
0.00000pc
26yd
0.00000pc
27yd
0.00000pc
28yd
0.00000pc
29yd
0.00000pc
30yd
0.00000pc
31yd
0.00000pc
32yd
0.00000pc
33yd
0.00000pc
34yd
0.00000pc
35yd
0.00000pc
36yd
0.00000pc
37yd
0.00000pc
38yd
0.00000pc
39yd
0.00000pc
40yd
0.00000pc
41yd
0.00000pc
42yd
0.00000pc
43yd
0.00000pc
44yd
0.00000pc
45yd
0.00000pc
46yd
0.00000pc
47yd
0.00000pc
48yd
0.00000pc
49yd
0.00000pc
50yd
0.00000pc
51yd
0.00000pc
52yd
0.00000pc
53yd
0.00000pc
54yd
0.00000pc
55yd
0.00000pc
56yd
0.00000pc
57yd
0.00000pc
58yd
0.00000pc
59yd
0.00000pc
60yd
0.00000pc
61yd
0.00000pc
62yd
0.00000pc
63yd
0.00000pc
64yd
0.00000pc
65yd
0.00000pc
66yd
0.00000pc
67yd
0.00000pc
68yd
0.00000pc
69yd
0.00000pc
70yd
0.00000pc
71yd
0.00000pc
72yd
0.00000pc
73yd
0.00000pc
74yd
0.00000pc
75yd
0.00000pc
76yd
0.00000pc
77yd
0.00000pc
78yd
0.00000pc
79yd
0.00000pc
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