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Ay 1 – Lecture 2 Starting the Exploration 2.1 Distances and Scales Some Commonly Used Units •  Distance: – Astronomical unit: the distance from the Earth to the Sun, 1 au = 1.496 1013 cm ~ 1.5 1013 cm – Light year: c 1 yr, 1 ly = 9.463 1017 cm ~ 1018 cm – Parsec: the distance from which 1 au subtends an angle of 1 arcsec, 1 pc = 3.086 1018 cm ~ 3 1018 cm 1 pc = 3.26 ly ~ 3 ly 5 1 pc = 206,264.8 au ~ 210 au