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A star is measured to be 24 kiloparsecs from Earth. A kiloparsec is 1000 parsecs. A parsec is 3.26 light-years. How many light-years away is this star?
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A star is measured to be 24 kiloparsecs from Earth. A kiloparsec is 1000 parsecs. A parsec is 3.26 light-years. How many light-years away is this star?

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Hey there!

The star is 24(1000), or 24000 parsecs away.

The star is 24000(3.26), or 86400 light-years away.

Let me know if this helps :)

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