kiloparsecs
/ˈkɪləˌpɑrsɛks/
noun
- A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to 1,000 parsecs (about 3,260 light-years).
- The Andromeda Galaxy is about 780 kiloparsecs away from Earth.
- Astronomers measure the size of our galaxy in kiloparsecs.
- The telescope can detect objects up to several kiloparsecs away.