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Charlie

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The distance to an imaginary star is 2 pc when measured via parallax. What will this distance be when represented using Astronomical Units?
 
  A) 4.12 x 105 AU
  B) 6.79 x 104 AU
  C) 2.34 x 102 AU
  D) 9.11 x 107 AU

Question 2

Which of the following stars is an example of a spectroscopic binary system?
 
  A) Mizar
  B) Triton
  C) Europa
  D) Ceres


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jazzlynnnnn

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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Charlie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Gracias!

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