Which Distance Indicator Technique Is Best to Find Distances to Galaxies

question 102

Multiple Choice

Which distance indicator technique is best to find distances to galaxies

• A)Cepheid variables
• B)radar
• C)small-angle formula
• D)magnitude-distance formula

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