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Noun: kiloparsec
  1. (astronomy) one thousand parsecs; 3.08568 x 10^19m or 3262 light years, about the thickness of the Milky Way and 1/30 of the length
    - kpc

Derived forms: kiloparsecs

Encyclopedia: Kiloparsec

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