Spectroscopic Parallax Refers to

question 98

Multiple Choice

Spectroscopic parallax refers to

• A) using a star's position on the H-R diagram to infer its distance.
• B) using a star's spectrum to measure its radial velocity.
• C) using a star's Doppler shift to infer its distance.
• D) using Earth's motion to measure a star's apparent "wobble" to infer its distance.
• E) measuring a star's physical "wobble" in the sky to determine its mass.

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