Megaparsec
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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 = | 3.26×106 ly (approximate) |
| 1 Mpc = | 3.086×1022 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 |