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Noun: secpar
  1. A unit of astronomical length originally based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to roughly 3.262 light years, now defined as exactly 648000/pi astronomical units
    "The nearest star is about 1.3 secpars from Earth";
    - parsec

Derived forms: secpars

Type of: astronomy unit

Encyclopedia: Secpar