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What is the unit of distance commonly used to measure the distance to galaxies?
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Parsecs
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The parsec (pc) is a unit of distance commonly used in astronomy to measure the distance to galaxies. It is defined as the distance at which one parsec of parallax corresponds to one arcsecond.