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  • Astronomical Unit Size Comparison: AU, Parsec, Kilometer, Light-Year
    Here's the order of increasing length for the astronomical units you provided, from shortest to longest:

    1. Kilometer (km): The smallest unit, representing 1,000 meters.

    2. Astronomical Unit (AU): The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 150 million kilometers.

    3. Light-Year (ly): The distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers.

    4. Parsec (pc): A unit based on parallax, approximately 3.26 light-years, or 31 trillion kilometers.

    So, the complete order is: kilometer < astronomical unit < light-year < parsec.

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