Convert foot (US survey) to megaparsec
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to megaparsec [Mpc], or Convert megaparsec to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Megaparsec
1 ft (US) = 9.87791503069361e-24 Mpc
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to Mpc:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 9.87791503069361e-24 Mpc = 1.48168725460404e-22 Mpc
Foot (Us Survey) to Megaparsec Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Megaparsec
A megaparsec is a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to one million parsecs.
History/Origin
The parsec was first coined by British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner in 1913. The megaparsec came into use as astronomical distance measurements extended to other galaxies.
Current Use
The megaparsec is used to measure the distances between neighboring galaxies and galaxy clusters.