Multiple Choice
Sirius,in Canis Major (the large hunting dog of Orion) ,is the brightest star in the winter night sky.It has a parallax angle of 0.38 seconds of arc.Orion's other hunting dog,Canis Minor,has as its brightest star Procyon,with a parallax angle of 0.29 seconds of arc.Vega,in Lyra the Lyre (Harp) ,is the brightest star in the summer night sky.It has a parallax angle of 0.13 seconds of arc.Which of these stars is the nearest to Earth?
A) Sirius
B) Procyon
C) Vega
D) It cannot be determined from this information alone.
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