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Unit of length in astronomy
The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to
Parsec
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up parsec in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A parsec is a unit of distance. Parsec may also refer to: PARSEC, a software package designed to perform
Parsec_(disambiguation)
Set of awards for science fiction podcasts
The Parsec Awards were a set of annual awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. The awards were created by
Parsec_Awards
Remote desktop application
Parsec is a proprietary remote desktop application primarily used for playing games through video streaming. Using Parsec, a user can stream video game
Parsec_(software)
PARSEC is a package designed to perform electronic structure calculations of solids and molecules using density functional theory (DFT). The acronym stands
PARSEC
System consisting of two black holes in close orbit around each other
The question of how this happens is the "final parsec problem". A number of solutions to the final parsec problem have been proposed. Most involve mechanisms
Binary_black_hole
Turn-based science fiction 4X game engine
Thousand Parsec (TP) is a free and open source project with the goal of creating a framework for turn-based space empire building games. Thousand Parsec is
Thousand_Parsec
1982 video game
Parsec is a horizontally scrolling shooter written by Jim Dramis and Paul Urbanus for the TI-99/4A and published by Texas Instruments in 1982. Dramis also
Parsec_(video_game)
2012 video game
Unity game engine and was released in June 2012 by his one-man studio, Parsec Productions. He drew inspiration from Amnesia: The Dark Descent's atmosphere
Slender:_The_Eight_Pages
Parsec was a well-known Argentine science fiction magazine published in 1984. The founder was Sergio Gaut vel Hartman. The magazine existed between June
Parsec_(magazine)
Haskell library for writing parsers
Parsec is a library for writing parsers written in the programming language Haskell. It is based on higher-order parser combinators, so a complicated parser
Parsec_(parser)
American animated television series
three-eyed aliens who maintain the technology and equipment of Star Command. Ty Parsec (voiced by Steve Hytner) is an old comrade of Buzz Lightyear, who is fed
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Buzz_Lightyear_of_Star_Command
Mean distance between Earth and the Sun
component in the definition of another unit of astronomical length, the parsec. One au is approximately equivalent to 499 light-seconds. A variety of unit
Astronomical_unit
Horror podcast
Anders Manga. Pseudopod has won the Parsec award twice and has been a finalist six additional times: Won the 2009 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction
Pseudopod_(podcast)
Unconventional units of measurement intended as humor
billion plus two billion) – of anything. Parsecs are used in astronomy to measure interstellar distances. A parsec is approximately 3.26 light-years or about
List of humorous units of measurement
List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement
Distance that light travels in one year
publications. The unit most commonly used in professional astronomy is the parsec (pc), approximately 3.26 light-years. As defined by the International Astronomical
Light-year
Matrix". Parsec. Retrieved 10 August 2021. "All Advanced Configuration Options". Parsec. Retrieved 10 August 2021. "Security At Parsec". Parsec. Retrieved
Comparison of remote desktop software
Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software
Distance measuring technique
hundred parsecs of the Sun, with the most distant at a few thousand parsecs, and the Andromeda Galaxy at over 700,000 parsecs. The word parsec is a shortened
Parallax_in_astronomy
Compact astronomical body
phenomenon has been called the final parsec problem, as the distance at which this happens is usually around one parsec. When a black hole accretes matter
Black_hole
The following nearest bright stars are found within 15.0 parsecs (48.9 ly) of the closest star, the Sun, and have an absolute magnitude of +8.5 or brighter
List_of_nearest_bright_stars
dwarfs, and sub-brown dwarfs/rogue planets within 20 light-years (6.13 parsecs) of the Sun. So far, 133 such objects have been found. Only 22 are bright
List_of_nearest_stars
Rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy
south to the Pipe Nebula. There are around 10 million stars within one parsec of the Galactic Center, dominated by red giants, with a significant population
Galactic_Center
Fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky
"2012 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021. "2015 Parsec Awards
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality
Type of computer benchmarking tool
Princeton Application Repository for Shared-Memory Computers (PARSEC) is a benchmark suite composed of multi-threaded emerging workloads that is used to
Princeton Application Repository for Shared-Memory Computers
Princeton_Application_Repository_for_Shared-Memory_Computers
Horror podcast
Gold Ogle Award 2010 Silver Ogle Award Parsec Award Winner Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama Long Form 2014 Parsec Award Finalist Best Speculative Fiction
We're Alive, A Story of Survival
We're_Alive,_A_Story_of_Survival
Changed position of star vs background
40 microarcseconds, enabling reliable distance measurements up to 3,066 parsecs (10,000 ly) for a small number of stars. This gives more accuracy to the
Stellar_parallax
Open cluster in the constellation Taurus
one of the best-studied star clusters. Located about 153 light-years (47 parsecs) away from the Sun, it consists of a roughly spherical group of hundreds
Hyades_(star_cluster)
Podcast genre
series with celebrity interviews. Horror podcasts have featured in the Parsec Awards, and in 2013 The NoSleep Podcast won the award for "Best New Speculative
Horror_podcast
American space Western television series
"2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2007. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020. "2010 Parsec Awards
Firefly_(TV_series)
Star catalogue
25 parsecs (82 ly) of the Sun. In 1957, German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese published his first star catalogue of 915 known stars within 20 parsecs (65 ly)
Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars
Gliese_Catalogue_of_Nearby_Stars
Small patches of nebulosity associated with newly born stars
of them lie within about one parsec (3.26 light-years) of the source, although some have been observed several parsecs away. HH objects are transient
Herbig–Haro_object
Galaxy containing the Solar System
within a sphere with a radius of 15 parsecs (49 ly) from the Sun, giving a density of one star per 69 cubic parsecs, or one star per 2,360 cubic light-years
Milky_Way
American astronomer (born 1973)
2013. "2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. Retrieved December 28, 2013. "2008 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. Retrieved
Pamela_L._Gay
Minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy; contains the Solar System
Galaxy spanning 3,500 light-years (1,100 parsecs) in width and extending roughly 20,000 light-years (6,100 parsecs) in length. This galactic structure encompasses
Orion_Arm
American actor
The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Craig Lesko, and Mike & Molly. He portrays Ty Parsec in two episodes of The Adventures of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
Steve_Hytner
Chemical species structure notation
FLEUR FreeON MADNESS MOPAC MPQC NWChem Octopus ORCA (academic) OpenMolcas PARSEC PSI PyQuante PySCF Quantum ESPRESSO (PWscf) RMG SIESTA VB2000 YAMBO code
Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System
Simplified_Molecular_Input_Line_Entry_System
Unit of measurement
astronomical unit 432288 4.32288×105 miles 0.0000000735355 7.35355×10−8 light-year 0.0000000225461 2.25461×10−8 parsec 2.32061 2.32061×100 light-seconds
Solar_radius
Emission nebula in the constellation of Orion
be able to see it with the naked eye. It is about 440 parsecs (1,400 ly) away and 110 parsecs (360 ly) in length. It is thought to have originated in
Barnard's_Loop
Radio program and podcast
"2009 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2009. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2022. "2010 Parsec Awards
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
The_Radio_Adventures_of_Dr._Floyd
American podcaster and writer
"2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Retrieved 3 June 2012. "2008 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Retrieved 3 June 2012. "2010 Parsec Awards
Mur_Lafferty
System of stars and interstellar matter
100,000 parsecs in diameter (approximately 3,000 to 300,000 light years) and are separated by distances in the order of millions of parsecs (or megaparsecs)
Galaxy
Vocal synthesizer software
rebellious. Lady Parsec: She is based on the TI-99/4A plug-in speech synthesizer module and named after the video game Parsec. Lady Parsec is a sarcastic
Chipspeech
Supernova close enough to affect Earth's biosphere
star that occurs close enough to the Earth, less than roughly 10 to 300 parsecs [33 to 978 light-years] away, to have noticeable effects on its biosphere
Near-Earth_supernova
Australian airline
ASL Airlines Australia IATA ICAO Call sign PH PHA[citation needed] PARSEC[citation needed] Founded 1991; 35 years ago (1991) AOC # CASA.AOC.0028 Hubs Adelaide
ASL_Airlines_Australia
1989 video game
originally designed and developed by a Danish team of Amiga programmers called Parsec. Team members were Kevin Mikkelsen, Allan Pedersen and Jim Rankenberg. "Persian
Persian_Gulf_Inferno
Open cluster in the constellation Puppis
500 light-years (2,900 parsecs) away from the Solar System, while older estimates put it at only 2980 light-years (912 parsecs) away. Estimates of the
NGC_2509
American writer
people."[relevant?] Sigler has been a runner up in both the 2006 and 2007 Parsec Awards. In 2006 Sigler was a runner up for his short story Hero in the Best
Scott_Sigler
2013 video game
Studios and Parsec Productions. It is based on the Slender Man, a creepypasta character created by Eric Knudsen, and is a sequel to Parsec Productions's
Slender:_The_Arrival
Astronomy podcast
"Will the World End in 2012?". In 2009, the 365 Days of Astronomy won a Parsec Award for Best Infotainment Podcast. It was one of five finalists and 50
365_Days_of_Astronomy
Hypothetical form of dark matter
so-called "Dark Big Bang". In July 2024 a study proposed SIDM solves the "final-parsec problem", two months later another study proposed the same with fuzzy cold
Self-interacting_dark_matter
American television series
reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mileage may vary by a couple parsecs as The Mandalorian becomes more and more about the connective tissue of
The_Mandalorian
American author, editor, and anthologist
stories. In 2010, her short story "Swimming Lessons" was a finalist in the Parsec Awards. Her book Hellmaw: Of the Essence was the runner-up in the science
Gabrielle_Harbowy
Science fiction podcast
have authors read their own works. The podcast has been a finalist for the Parsec Award four times for Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form), once for
Escape_Pod
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
energetic plasma that originates at the core and extends at least 1,500 parsecs (4,900 light-years), traveling at a relativistic speed. It is one of the
Messier_87
Science fiction podcast
February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019. "2016 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". Parsec Awards. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019
Wolf_359_(podcast)
Herbig–Haro object located in the Orion nebula
object located in the Constellation of Orion at a distance of about 460 parsecs (1500 light-years). It is located inside the Orion A molecular cloud. The
HH_34
Fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise
brags that the Falcon "made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs". As the parsec is a unit of distance, not time, different explanations have been
Millennium_Falcon
Part of international standard ISO 31
units of space and time, namely the gon, light year, astronomical unit, parsec, tropical year, and gal. "ISO 31-1:1992". ISO. Retrieved 2023-02-07. v t
ISO_31-1
American writer, producer and podcaster (born 1965)
Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awards such as the Parsec Award. Dunning has also created the Skeptoid.org spin-off video series,
Brian_Dunning_(author)
fraction of these are located in the vicinity of the Solar System. Within 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years), there are 106 exoplanets listed as confirmed by the
List_of_nearest_exoplanets
Season of television series
reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mileage may vary by a couple parsecs as The Mandalorian becomes more and more about the connective tissue of
The_Mandalorian_season_3
Everything in space and time
light-years (14 billion parsecs), making the diameter of the observable universe about 93 billion light-years (28 billion parsecs). Although the distance
Universe
Double star in the constellation Aquila
the first component is 480 light-years (150 parsecs), while the second is at 510 light-years (160 parsecs). However, the margin of errors for their respective
57_Aquilae
Science fiction short story by Peter Watts
published January 17, 2011; retrieved April 3, 2021 2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists at ParsecAwards.com; retrieved April 3, 2021 If You Like ‘The Thing’
The_Things_(short_story)
Number of stars within a unit volume
the volume used by astronomers to describe the stellar density is a cubic parsec (pc3). In the solar neighborhood, this value can be determined from surveys
Stellar_density
Stellar stream spanning from Eridanus to Pisces
Pisces–Eridanus stellar stream is a close stellar stream, between 80 and 226 parsecs away, and stretching 120° across the sky, an open cluster that was stretched
Pisces–Eridanus stellar stream
Pisces–Eridanus_stellar_stream
Unit of measurement
astronomical units (au). One siriometer is approximately 149.6 petametres; 4.848 parsecs; 15.81 light-years. The distance from Earth to the star Sirius is then
Siriometer
Distant star or star cluster
Telescope, it has a comoving distance of 28 billion light-years (8.6 billion parsecs), making it the most distant known star if it is a single object. The previous
WHL0137-LS
Measurement unit for time
a unit of length of about 9.5 petametres (9454254955488 km). Note: The parsec is not a unit of time, but a unit of length of about 30.9 trillion kilometres
Unit_of_time
Star in the constellation Serpens
Sun in about 1.29 million years at a predicted minimum distance of 0.051 parsecs – 0.1663 light-years (10,520 astronomical units; 1.573 trillion kilometres) –
Gliese_710
provided by Parsec, a parallel programming language. GloMoSim currently supports protocols for a purely wireless network. It uses the Parsec compiler to
GloMoSim
Open cluster in the constellation Cancer
sequence stars. The distance to M44 is often cited to be between 160 and 187 parsecs (520–610 light years), but the revised Hipparcos parallaxes (2009) for
Beehive_Cluster
Molecular cloud
B2) is a giant molecular cloud of gas and dust that is located about 120 parsecs (390 ly) from the center of the Milky Way. This complex is the largest
Sagittarius_B2
Globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years (5,240 parsecs), it is the largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter
Omega_Centauri
Optical double star in the constellation Ursa Major
238107 and HD 238108, are at distances of 311 ± 1 parsec (1,013 ± 4 light-years) and 144.2 ± 0.3 parsecs (470 ± 1 light-year) respectively. HD 238108 is
Winnecke_4
Molecular cloud
direction as powerful radio source W 33. W 33 is, however, about 4600 parsecs more distant than Sh 2-40. "SIMBAD query result". "Sharpless (Sh2) - Astrobasics"
Sh_2-40
Stars (NStars) Project: Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 parsecs: The Northern Sample I", The Astronomical Journal, 132 (1): 161–170,
List of star systems within 85–90 light-years
List_of_star_systems_within_85–90_light-years
Interstellar clouds of cosmic dust
The clouds within our radial sector of the galaxy span about 800–1,000 parsecs (2,600–3,300 ly) from Earth. The clouds are estimated to contain about
Great_Rift_(astronomy)
Star in the constellation Pegasus
Helvetios (/hɛlˈviːʃiəs/), is a Sun-like star located 50.6 light-years (15.5 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus. It was the first main-sequence
51_Pegasi
- with a focus on those within 10 parsecs (32.6 light years), but as of 2012 the horizon was stretched to 25 parsecs. In part the project hopes a more
Research Consortium On Nearby Stars
Research_Consortium_On_Nearby_Stars
1997 studio album by Stereolab
signatures, including on the tracks "Diagonals", "Rainbo Conversation", and "Parsec". Gane wrote much of the composition on Dots and Loops, including horn arrangements
Dots_and_Loops
Extrasolar planet orbiting the star Gliese 367
orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 367 (GJ 367), 30.7 light-years (9.4 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Vela. The exoplanet takes just 7.7
Gliese_367_b
Comparison of a wide range of lengths
interstellar or larger scale are typically measured in light-years or parsecs. The quectometre (SI symbol: qm) is a unit of length in the metric system
Orders_of_magnitude_(length)
American writer, editor, and podcaster (born 1970)
"2012 Parsec Awards Winners and Finalists". Parsec Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2023. "2015 Parsec Awards
Jason_Snell_(writer)
Sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri
exoplanet to the Solar System, located approximately 4.2 light-years (1.3 parsecs; 40 trillion kilometres; 25 trillion miles) away in the constellation of
Proxima_Centauri_d
Measure of a civilization's evolution
its star that deviates it from its usual trajectory by about 35 to 40 parsecs, allowing it, among other things, to capture its energy and navigate the
Kardashev_scale
Observatory
through the Pisgah Astronomical Research and Science Educational Center (PARSEC). PARI is open to the public by appointment. PARI is located at the site
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
Pisgah_Astronomical_Research_Institute
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
distance of about 2,300 parsec. It contains the emission-line nebulae Sh-86, Sh-87 and Sh-88. Vul OB1 has a length of about 100 parsec and is sculpting many
Vulpecula
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
are RR Caeli, a binary star with one known planet approximately 20.13 parsecs (65.7 ly) away; X Caeli, a Delta Scuti variable that forms an optical double
Caelum
Distant galaxy in the constellation Fornax
YD3) is more than 4 billion parsecs (13.1 billion light years), and it has a luminosity distance of 86.9 billion parsecs (about 283 billion light years)
UDFy-38135539
Supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
the source of 51.8±2.3 μas. At a distance of 26,000 light-years (8,000 parsecs), this yields a diameter of 51.8 million kilometres (32.2 million miles)
Sagittarius_A*
prefixes. In some cases, specialized units are used, such as the astronomer's parsec and light year or the particle physicist's barn. Nevertheless, large numbers
Names_of_large_numbers
Super star cluster in the constellation Dorado, in the Large Magellanic Cloud
82) but is now known to include 72 class O and Wolf–Rayet stars within 5 parsecs (20 arc seconds) of the centre of the cluster. The extreme number and concentration
R136
Binary brown dwarf system in the constellation Vela
the southern constellation Vela at a distance of 6.51 light-years (2.00 parsecs) from the Sun. These are the closest-known brown dwarfs and the closest
Luhman_16
Structure in the Milky Way Galaxy
150 parsec and extends towards Orion OB1 at around 300 parsec. The stream could however include the Bellatrix cluster, which is around 80 parsec distant
Orion–Eridanus_Superbubble
2015 action video game
engine, and was released after the success of the test. A sequel titled 60 Parsecs! was released on September 18, 2018. Set aboard a space station, it contains
60_Seconds!
M-type red dwarf in the constellation Aries
M-type red dwarf star in the constellation Aries, 12.5 light-years (3.8 parsecs) from the Solar System. Although it is near Earth it is a dim magnitude
Teegarden's_Star
Planetary nebula in the Milky Way
5 arcseconds (0.04 parsec). The core is surrounded by an equatorial molecular torus with a deprojected radius of around 0.13 parsec and an inclination
Red_Spider_Nebula
Star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
Parallax measurements place it at a distance of about 10.72 light-years (3.29 parsecs) from Earth. It is the twelfth closest star system to the Solar System
Gliese_887
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
luminosity and its proximity to the Solar System. At a distance of 2.64 parsecs (8.6 ly), the Sirius system is one of Earth's nearest neighbours. Sirius
Sirius
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Male
Greek
(ΣεÏαφείμ) Greek form of Hebrew Saraph, SERAFEIM means "burning one" or "serpent."
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Latin
Flower Name; Rose; Form of Rose
Girl/Female
Tamil
Religious women, Courteous, Polite
Girl/Female
German
Famous.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Obedient, Giver
Girl/Female
Indian
Every part/element of the earth
Boy/Male
American, English, Modern
Faithful; Like a Lion; Loyal; Flash; Lightning; Mystery; Handsome
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mahashaktimaya | மஹாஷகà¯à®¤à®¿à®®à®¾à®¯à®¾
One who has boundless energies
Biblical
pavement; burning coal
Boy/Male
Afghan, African, Arabic, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Swahili
Protector; Poet; Obvious; Shining; Sparkling; Brilliant; Another Name for God; Associate; Helper; Supporter; Expression
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