If a Star Is 20 Parsecs Away, Its Parallax Must

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a star is 20 parsecs away, its parallax must be:

• A) 20 arcseconds
• B) 2 arcseconds
• C) ½ arcsecond
• D) 1/20^th of an arcsecond
• E) this can't be figured out from the information given

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