kiloparsec
/ˈkɪləˌpɑrsɛk/
noun
- A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to 1,000 parsecs (about 3,260 light-years).
- A kiloparsec is a huge distance, far beyond anything in our solar system.
- The Andromeda galaxy is about 780 kiloparsecs from Earth.
- Astronomers measure the size of the Milky Way in kiloparsecs.