Suppose You Measure the Parallax Angle for a Particular Star

question 127

Multiple Choice

Suppose you measure the parallax angle for a particular star to be 0.1 arcsecond.The distance to this star is

• A)10 light-years.
• B)10 parsecs.
• C)0.1 light-year.
• D)0.1 parsec.
• E)impossible to determine.

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