SpeedrooHow fast is one parsec per million years?
2,187 mphAbout 3,520 km/h · Jet
About 2,200 mph (0.98 km/s), so astronomers often treat the two as the same speed.
That's about 63 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
📏2,187 mph
🚀a Shuttle landing
By speed: a parsec per million years is about 10× faster than a Shuttle landing.
Things about as fast
- How fast can an F-15 Eagle fly?1,875 mph
- How slow is Halley's Comet at its farthest from the Sun?2,036 mph
- How fast did the Bell X-2 fly in 1956?2,094 mph
- How fast is sound in helium?2,159 mph
- How fast was the SR-71 Blackbird?2,193 mph
- How fast is 1 kilometer per second?2,237 mph
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?2,289 mph
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?2,707 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].