Parallax:

Parallax is an apparent displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object

viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of
inclination between those two line. Nearby objects have a larger parallax than more distant
objects when observed from different positions, so parallax can be used to determine
distances.

Astronomers use the principle of parallax to measure distances to celestial objects including
to the Moon, the Sun, and to stars beyond the Solar System. For example, the Hipparcos
satellite took measurements for over 100,000 nearby stars. This provides a basis for other
distance measurements in astronomy, the cosmic distance ladder. Here, the term "parallax" is
the angle or semi-angle of inclination between two sight-lines to the star.

Arc Second:

A unit of angular measure equal to 1/60 of an arc minute, or 1/3600 of a degree. The arc
second is denoted (not to be confused with the symbol for inches).

The subdivision of the minute of arc is the second of arc, or arcsecond. There are 60 arcseconds in
an arcminute. Therefore, the arcsecond is 1⁄3,600 of a degree, or 1⁄1,296,000 of a circle