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The star Sirius is 8.6 lightyears away. What is its parallax angle?
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Parallax is the apparent shift in position of a nearby star against the background of distant objects when observed from two different positions. In astronomy, this is typically measured by observing the star from two opposite points in Earth's orbit around the Show more…
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