The parsec ("parallax of one arcsecond", symbol pc)'s a unit of length, equal to just under 31 trillion kilometres (about 19 trillion miles), or about 3.26 light-years. The parsec's used in astronomy. The parsec's defined as the length of the adjacent side of an imaginary right triangle in space. The two dimensions that form this triangle are the parallax angle (defined as 1 arcsecond) and the opposite side (which's defined as 1 astronomical unit (AU), the distance from the Earth to the Sun). G… (More on Kiloparsec)