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.The brightest star in Orion's other hunting dog,Canis Minor,is 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 farthest away?
A) Sirius
B) Procyon
C) Vega
D) The answer to the question cannot be determined from this information alone.
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