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The Cosmic Distance Ladder — Quiz

Question 8 • Earth and Space Science

Astronomers use parallax to measure distances to nearby stars using the formula d=(1)/(p) where d is the distance in parsecs and p is the parallax angle in arcseconds. If the parallax angle of a star is measured to be 0.05 arcseconds, what is its approximate distance?

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