A Distant Star Has a Transverse Speed (Perpendicular to Our

question 27

Multiple Choice

A distant star has a transverse speed (perpendicular to our line of sight) of 30,000 km/s with respect to Earth.Its spectrum has an absorption line at a frequency of 5.00 x 10¹⁴ Hz.What is the frequency of that line as observed on Earth?

• A)4.50 x 10¹⁴ Hz
• B)4.90 x 10¹⁴ Hz
• C)4.97 x 10¹⁴ Hz
• D)5.00 x 10¹⁴ Hz
• E)5.04 x 10¹⁴ Hz

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