Multiple Choice
Which one of these is NOT needed to compute a distance to a star by the spectroscopic parallax method?
A) the mathematical relationship among distance, absolute magnitude, and apparent magnitude
B) the star's stellar parallax
C) the star's apparent magnitude
D) the star's luminosity
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