Convert hectometer to parsec
Please provide values below to convert hectometer [hm] to parsec [pc], or Convert parsec to hectometer.
How to Convert Hectometer to Parsec
1 hm = 3.24077928966636e-15 pc
Example: convert 15 hm to pc:
15 hm = 15 × 3.24077928966636e-15 pc = 4.86116893449954e-14 pc
Hectometer to Parsec Conversion Table
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Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.
Parsec
A parsec is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years. It is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.
History/Origin
The term "parsec" is a portmanteau of "parallax" and "second," coined by British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner in 1913.
Current Use
The parsec is the preferred unit of distance in astronomy and astrophysics for expressing the distances to stars and galaxies.