Astronomy & Astrophysics General Knowledge
Closest to Earth: Andromeda (M31) ---- 2.5 million Light Years (distance)---------- Closest Galaxy Proxima Century ----- 4.423 Light year (distance)--------------- Closest Star HR 6819 ------------ 1.09 Light Year (distance)--------------- Closest Black hole Markarian 231 ------- 581 million Light Years (distance)---------- Closest QUASAR Neowise ----------- 0.69 Astronomical Unit (distance)----------- Closest Comet Geminga ----------- 800 Light Years (distance)---------------- Closest PULSAR Distance Measuring Units: Astronomical Unit: An Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance between earth and sun which is equal to 93 million miles or 153 million kilometers. Astronomical Unit is usually used to measure the distance within the solar system Parsec: The parsec is the unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects which are outside of the solar system. 1 Parsec = 31 trillion kilometre 1 Parsec = 210,000 astronomical units AU 1 Parsec