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A Star Has a Parallax Angle of 0

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A star has a parallax angle of 0.019 seconds of arc.  How far away is this star from Earth?


Definitions:

Relative Motion

The calculation of the motion of an object with regard to some other moving or stationary object.

Gestalt Psychologists

A set of theorists in psychology who propose that psychological phenomena should be viewed as organized, structured wholes - a perspective focusing on the entirety of mind and behavior patterns.

Immanuel Kant

An influential German philosopher in the 18th century known for his work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics.

John Locke

A 17th-century English philosopher who is considered one of the first of the British empiricists; known for his theories of mind, knowledge, and politics.

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