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The nearest star to our solar system is 4.29 light years away. How much is this distance in terms of paesecs ? How much parallax would this star (named Alpha Centauri) show when viewed from two locations of the Earth six months apart in its orbit around the Sun ? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :1.32 PARSEC, 2.64" (SECOND of ARC) | |