A Certain Star Is Found to Be 340 Ly from Earth

question 200

Multiple Choice

A certain star is found to be 340 ly from Earth. Expressed in parsecs, the distance is approximately

• A) 750 pc.
• B) 105 pc.
• C) 0.340 kpc (kiloparsecs).
• D) 1100 pc.

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