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If I were going to measure the distance between us and Proxima Centauri (thenearest star aside from our sun), which measurement would I NOT use?A. light yearsB. parsecC. kilometersD. parallax
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If I were going to measure the distance between us and Proxima Centauri (thenearest star aside from our sun), which measurement would I NOT use?A. light yearsB. parsecC. kilometersD. parallax

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C. kilometers

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The distance between stars are so big that they use different units like light years, parsec or parallax. Therefore, the measurement that you wouldn't use is kilometers because it is used for smaller distances.

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