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A star's parallax angle is 0.8. How far away is the star in parsecs? Astronomy

A star's parallax angle is 0.8. How far away is the star in parsecs? Astronomy
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A star's parallax angle is 0.8. How far away is the star in parsecs? Astronomy

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1.25

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Distance= 1/arc seconds

1/.8= 1.25 parsecs away

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