Multiple Choice
Rank the following 4 items by how long it takes for light to reach us from these objects, from shortest to longest.
A) Sun, Pluto, the Andromeda Galaxy, center of the Milky Way
B) The Andromeda Galaxy, the center of the Milky Way, Pluto, Sun
C) Pluto, Sun, the Andromeda Galaxy, center of the Milky Way
D) Pluto, Sun, center of Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy
E) Sun, Pluto, center of the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy
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