Multiple Choice
A star is 80 pc from the Sun. Its apparent motion against the background sky, that is, its stellar parallax, as a result of Earth's motion through 1 au is
A) 0.0125 arcsecond.
B) 0.0125 arcminute.
C) 0.0125 radian or 0.72 .
D) 80 arcseconds.
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