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How far is the star away from the earth in AU?
.000302°
1AU​

How far is the star away from the earth in AU? .000302° 1AU​-example-1
User JBurace
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18 votes

Answer:

379,442

Explanation:

User Bowditch
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Answer:

379,442 AU

Explanation:

The angle bisector is the altitude of the triangle. The resulting right triangle has a distance of 1 AU opposite the 0.000151° angle. The length we're interested in is the hypotenuse of the triangle. The relevant trig relation is ...

Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse

Hypotenuse = Opposite/Sin

E-S distance = (1 AU)/sin(0.000151°) ≈ 379,442 AU

The star is about 379,442 AU from Earth.

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