You measure the parallax angle for a star to be 0.1 arcseconds. The distance to this star is?
1 Answer
Dec 8, 2015
10 Parsecs
Explanation:
The distance to an object in space given in parsecs is inversely proportional to its parallax angle, given by.
d = 1/ p
where,
d is in Parsecs
p is in arcsecs
so,
d = 1/ 0.1
d = 10 Pcs or 10 Parsecs
