Which One of These Is NOT Needed to Compute a Distance

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is NOT needed to compute a distance to a star by the spectroscopic parallax method?

• A) the mathematical relationship among distance, absolute magnitude, and apparent magnitude
• B) the star's stellar parallax
• C) the star's apparent magnitude
• D) the star's luminosity

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