What Important Role Do Cepheid Variables Stars Have in Astronomy

question 356

Multiple Choice

What important role do Cepheid variables stars have in astronomy?

• A) distance measurements to distant galaxies
• B) the determination of stellar luminosities
• C) the determination of speeds of stars in galactic arms from the Doppler shift of their spectra
• D) the keeping of accurate time

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