A unit of length used in astronomy to express the distance between stars and other celestial bodies outside the solar system. The symbol is pc. 1pc is the distance that creates a parallax of 1 arcsecond for 1 AU (astronomical unit), which is about 206,265 AU, about 3.2616 light years, and about 3.0857× 1016 m. Parsec is an abbreviation for parallax second. The distance to an object with a parallax of π seconds is (1/π) pc. For example, Sirius has a parallax of about 0.377 arcseconds, so it is about 2.64 pc away. The absolute magnitude of a star is the apparent brightness from a standard distance of 10 pc. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
天文学において恒星など太陽系外の天体間の距離を表すのに用いられる長さの単位。記号は pc。1pcは 1AU(→天文単位)に対し視差 1秒の角をつくる距離であって,約 20万6265AU,約 3.2616光年,約 3.0857×1016mに相当する。parsecは parallax secondの略語。視差π秒の天体までの距離は(1/π)pcである。たとえばシリウスは約 0.377秒の視差をもつので,距離約 2.64pcにある。また恒星の絶対等級は標準距離 10pcからの見かけの明るさの等級である。
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