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A Certain Nearby Star in the Milky Way Is Measured

Question 255

Question 255

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A certain nearby star in the Milky Way is measured to be about 750 pc from Earth. Expressed in light-years, the distance is approximately


A) 1500 ly.
B) 4.7 × 107 ly.
C) 230 ly.
D) 2445 ly.

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