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If a star is measured to have a parallax angle of 0.5 arcsec, how far away is the star? a. 2 ly b. 2 pc c. 0.5 pc the formula is d=1/p (astronomy)

If a star is measured to have a parallax angle of 0.5 arcsec, how far away is the star? a. 2 ly b. 2 pc c. 0.5 pc the formula is d=1/p (astronomy)
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If a star is measured to have a parallax angle of 0.5 arcsec, how far away is the star?

a. 2 ly
b. 2 pc
c. 0.5 pc

the formula is d=1/p
(astronomy)

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I think it’s a (b) because that one makes sence
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