Stars: What Is the Parallax Angle for Proxima Centauri, Which

question 34

Multiple Choice

Stars: What is the parallax angle for Proxima Centauri, which is Earth's nearest star at 4.3 ly? Earth's orbit around the sun has a mean radius of 1.5 × 10⁸ km, and 1 ly = 9.461 × 10¹⁵ m.

• A) 1.2 × 10^-14 degree
• B) 2.1 × 10^-4 degree
• C) 1.2 × 10^-7 degree
• D) 2.1 × 10^-7 degree
• E) 2.1 × 10^-14 degree

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