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kiloparsec definition

kilo·par·sec (kil′ō pär′sek′, kil′ə-)

noun

one thousand parsecs or 3,262 light-years: abbrev. kpc

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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