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Which of the following statements about the parsec is wrong?
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The parsec is the unit of time.
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Most of the stars located within 500 parsecs of the sun can be seen at night by the eye in the sky.
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The distance of 1 parsec is equivalent to 2.0626×106 astronomical units.
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The distance of 1 parsec is equivalent to 3.26 light years.
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The sign of the parsec is pc.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Parsec is defined as the distance that one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arc second. Therefore, it is a unit of distance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, one parsec corresponds to 648, 000 astronomical units.
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