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On Earth, the parallax angle measured for the star Vega is 0.129 arcseconds. If you were to measure Vega's parallax angle on Pluto, what would the parallax angle be?

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Answer: 7.75pc

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

p = 0.129arcseconds.

Solution:

D = 1/p

D = 1/0.129

D = 7.75pc

The Vega is 7.75parsecs from Pluto.

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