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Light years. This is defined as the distance that light will travel in one year. It's equivalent to around 10 trillion km or 6 trillion miles.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoparsecs or light years
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How are distances of planets measured?
they are measured in AU
How do you measure interstellar distances in EVE online?
Long distances are measured in AU in Eve Online. For short distances, it is measured in KM.
What units are distances to stars measured in and why?
Usually such distances are measured either in light-years, or in parsecs.
What kind of distances are measured in millimeters?
Usually small distances. You may get rainfall measured in mm.
How are distances to ballpark fences measured?
The distances are measured from the tip of home plate to the bottom of the fence.
Why is star distances measured in light year?
because the stars are very far away so the astronomers use light years
What are the distances to stars measured in?
Astronomers typically measure distances in parsecs. One parsec is the distance of a hypothetical star having a parallax of 1 second of arc; it's about 3.2 light years.
What unit is used to measure distances on land?
It depends on what you are trying to measure. Long distances usually are measured in miles. Survey distances usually are measured in feet.
How or with what do people measure a light year?
This can't be measured directly (as in, applying a measuring stick), so the distances are calculated in other ways. Several methods are used; for a start, for nearby stars, the star's parallax is measured. The smaller the parallax, the farther away the star is. Parallax is the apparent change in position, of a star, compared to the far-away background, as Earth moves from one side of its orbit, to the other.This can't be measured directly (as in, applying a measuring stick), so the distances are calculated in other ways. Several methods are used; for a start, for nearby stars, the star's parallax is measured. The smaller the parallax, the farther away the star is. Parallax is the apparent change in position, of a star, compared to the far-away background, as Earth moves from one side of its orbit, to the other.This can't be measured directly (as in, applying a measuring stick), so the distances are calculated in other ways. Several methods are used; for a start, for nearby stars, the star's parallax is measured. The smaller the parallax, the farther away the star is. Parallax is the apparent change in position, of a star, compared to the far-away background, as Earth moves from one side of its orbit, to the other.This can't be measured directly (as in, applying a measuring stick), so the distances are calculated in other ways. Several methods are used; for a start, for nearby stars, the star's parallax is measured. The smaller the parallax, the farther away the star is. Parallax is the apparent change in position, of a star, compared to the far-away background, as Earth moves from one side of its orbit, to the other.
Why do you think the distances to stars are measured in light years?
Distances to stars are mainly measured in PC (Parsecs). Light years are also used because the distances covered are so great. For example. Proxima Centauri our nearest neighbourhood star is: Light years: 4.23 Parsecs(PC): 1.3009. If we used miles then the distance would be: 24,866,054,200,000 or kilometers 40,018,035,200,000 Which one is the easiest to remember and that is your answer
What can the distances to nearby stars be measured by?
Light years
Astronomical distances are commonly measured in this unit?
lightyear
