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The parsec is 3.26 light years. Astronomers measure distances to remote galaxies in megaparsecs--millions of parsecs. This is about the longest commonly used length metric.
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What is a long unit of measurement that can be used to measure great distances?
a Lightyear, around 1013 kilometres.
What unit do you use to measure long distances?
Usually Miles or Kilometers
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.
What unit would you use to measure the distances from?
you would measure distances in centimetres, metres and kilo metres.
Why did the Au is not used to measure distances on earth?
AU is not used to measure the distances on earth, because a astronomical unit is a unit of measurement equal to the distance between Earth and Sun. So that's why you cannot use Au for measure the distances on Earth.
What unit would you use to measure the distances from stars?
To measure the distance of stars you have to measure by light years.
What is the uses and function of the smaller unit in the ruler?
To measure smaller distances.
The unit to measure distances between stars is in?
Light years or parsecs
What is the metric unit used to measure large distances?
meters or kilometers.
What unit would you use to measure large distances?
Miles or Kilometers
What unit do we use to measure really big distances?
metres, kilometres .................................
What is equal to 150 million km and is used to measure long distances?
150,000,000km = 1 AU (astronomical unit) = distance from the Sun to Earth.
