Hubble Constant

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If the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec. What is this converted to miles (or required specific length) per second, minute or hour?
If the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec. What is this converted to miles (or required specific length) per second , minute or hour? The idea of this question is to find a basic speed of the Hubble Constant that anyone can relate to. Like if I was to say to someone the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec, no one can easily understand how fast the Universe is expanding, because a Megaparsec is just too hard to conceive. But if someone in this Physics forum convert 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec into something more conceivable like one foot an hour then it is more understandable for a common non-scientist to understand.
Thanks for your help, kevin.
 
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TL;DR: If the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec. What is this converted to miles (or required specific length) per second, minute or hour?

If the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec. What is this converted to miles (or required specific length) per second , minute or hour? The idea of this question is to find a basic speed of the Hubble Constant that anyone can relate to. Like if I was to say to someone the Hubble Constant is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec, no one can easily understand how fast the Universe is expanding, because a Megaparsec is just too hard to conceive. But if someone in this Physics forum convert 45 miles (73 kilometers) per second per megaparsec into something more conceivable like one foot an hour then it is more understandable for a common non-scientist to understand.
Thanks for your help, kevin.

It can't be done because the units of the Hubble Constant are not the units of speed, but rather the units of 1/time.
 

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