Editing Parsec (section)

=== Distances less than a parsec ===
Distances expressed in fractions of a parsec usually involve objects within a single star system. So, for example:
* One astronomical unit (au), the distance from the Sun to the Earth, is just under {{Val|5|e=-6|u=parsec}}.
* The most distant [[space probe]], ''[[Voyager 1]]'', was {{Val|0.0007897|u=parsec}} from Earth {{As of|2024|February|lc=on}}. ''Voyager 1'' took {{Val|46|u=years}} to cover that distance.
* The [[Oort cloud]] is estimated to be approximately {{Val|0.6|u=parsec}} in [[diameter]]

[[Image:M87 jet.jpg|upright|thumb|As observed by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]], the [[astrophysical jet]] erupting from the [[active galactic nucleus]] of [[Messier 87|M87]] [[subtends]] {{Val|20|u=arcsecond}} and is thought to be {{Convert|1.5|kpc|ly|lk=out|sigfig=4}} long (the jet is somewhat foreshortened from Earth's perspective).]]