A star has a parallax of 0.8 seconds of arc. What is the distance of the star?
Q: Use a diagram to explain what is meant by the parallax angle, p, for a star observed twice from…
A: Diagram for explaining parallax angle: o star / \…
Q: Two stars are in a binary system. One is known to have a mass of 0.700 solar masses. If the system…
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Q: What is the distance in parsecs to Vega, which has an annual parallax of 0.129 arcsec.
A: Annual parallax (p), p=0.129 arcsec
Q: 6. |A visual binary has a parallax 00 = 0.4 arcsec, a maximum separation a00 = 6.0 arcsec, and an…
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Q: 4. Alpha Siruis is 3.9 x 1015 miles away from the Earth. Calc the parallax at which the star is…
A: The distance between Alpha Sirius and Earth is given as, d=3.9×1015 miles. TO DETERMINE: The…
Q: f a star’s lifespan is 1.1 × 10 7 years, what is its mass and spectral type?
A: The relation between star's lifetime and mass is given by : tt⊙=MM⊙−2.5Here, M⊙ is mass of sun.…
Q: Why are Earth-based parallax measurements limited to the nearest stars?
A: Parallax is one of the methods used by astronomers to estimate the distance to stars and other…
Q: Which spectral line does this likely correspond to?
A: we can use the doppler shift formula to find laboratory wavelength.
Q: Orion nebula is located at 450 pc. Calculate the parallax angle.
A: Parallax is a method used to calculate the distance to astronomical objects like stars. Parallax is…
Q: The figure below shows the radial velocity of a star plotted as a function of time over the course…
A: Required to find the position of the planet when it is moving at 18 km/s,
Q: If a star is located at 62.5 pc and has an apparent magnitude of 6 what is it absolute magnitude?
A: The brightness of a star is determined by its composition and distance from the Earth. There are two…
Q: Two stars are in a binary system. One is known to have a mass of 0.700 solar masses. If the system…
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Q: What is the distance in light years from Earth to a star that makes a parallax angle of 2.0 arc…
A: Given parallex(p)=2 arc second
Q: Why can’t astronomers use parallax to measure the distance to stars that are extremely far away?
A: Because it is difficult to measure from earth reason is effects of earth atmospheric. Parallel angle…
Q: Explain Parallax
A: There is an apparent shift in position of the object due to the change in point of observation .This…
Q: The velocities of the two stars are 28km/s and 13km/s, and their periods are both 16 years. Find the…
A: Formula Let period of a star is T, velocity is v, orbital radius is r and , mass is M, Now the…
Q: Find the distance in parsecs to Vega, which has an annual parallax of 0.129 arcsec. pc
A: It is given that,
Q: What type of star has the longest life span? a. O b. K c. B d. A e. M
A: What type of star has the longest life span?
Q: How far away would the Sun need to be to be just visible to the naked eye (apparent magnitude =…
A: Solution: Given that apparent magnitude, m = 5.90 the absolute magnitude of the Sun, M = 4.83
Q: A star is observed at a distance of 90 pc. What will be its parallax angle?
A: Parallax is defined as the change in the apparent position of an object due to a change in the…
Q: If parallax of a star is 0.22 arc-seconds and its apparent brightness is 50 x 10-6 W/m2 . What is…
A: Given: Apparent Brightness,b=50×10-6W/m2Parallax of star,p=0.22arc-secondsDistance to the…
Q: The red supergiant star in Orion is called Betelgeuse, and its distance is 130 pc. What is the…
A: Parallax is the defined as the apparent shift in the position of any star (or other object) against…
Q: Which star in the table below has the greatest diameter? Star Name d (parsecs) Parallax…
A: d. 58 Ori
Q: 3. The Sun has an apparent visual magnitude of my = -27 and is 150 × 106 km from the Earth. If the…
A: Given: Let us consider the given data, mV=-27 Distance, d=150×106 km 1 pc=3.09×1016 m To find:…
Q: January 1st July 1st * * * Star A- Star Consider two pictures of the same part of the sky taken 6…
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Q: The satellite Hipparcos was launched in 1989 to measure very accurate parallax angles of stars; it…
A: Parallax is a displacement of an object when it viewed along two different line of sight. Parallax…
Q: V B r 10.401 10.894 12.303 9.459 9.656 9.477 11.635 12.744 11.229 i 9.705 9.661 10.837 Parallax…
A: Given as,
Q: Two cars of masses mį and m2 collide at an intersection. Before the collision, car 1 was traveling…
A: Apply momentum conservation in x-direction. m1v1=m1+m2vcosθvcosθ=m1v1m1+m2 ...... (1)
Q: the parallax angle of a star to be 0.002 arc-seconds. what would the distance be to this star?
A: Given, Parallax angle, p=0.002 arc-seconds
Q: Which star in the table below has the least surface temperature? Star Name d (parsecs) Parallax…
A: Since, distance of the star in terms of Parallax is, d=1parallax (in arc-sec)parsecs Now from…
Q: This star has a mass of 3.3 MSun. what is the main sequence lifetime of this star? You may assume…
A: Given data: Mass of the star MStar=3.3 MSun. The life time of the main sequence star is given as,…
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A: There is a simple relationship between a star's distance and its parallax angle: d = 1/p The…
Q: The apparent magnitude of a star is (4.3) and the parallax angle is (0.161) arcseconds. The absolute…
A: The absolute magnitude of a star is given by the formula, M=m-5 log10D10 where D is distance of the…
Q: If a star's absolute magnitude value is significantly larger than its apparent magnitude value…
A: Absolute magnitude Mv: The magnitude that a star is expected to have if it were at a distance of 10…
Q: is observed to have a period of 10 yr. The radial velocities of the two stars are determined to v1r…
A: Concept used : Two stars orbiting around each other form a binary star system Given data:-*Time…
Q: A star has an apparent magnitude of 10.0 and an absolute magnitude of 2.5. How far away is it?
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Q: A star is observed to have a parallax of 0.05". If we were to send a radio signal towards this star…
A: The parallax angle of a star is observed to be θ=0.05''=0.05 arcseconds. Let the distance to the…
Q: I 19 14: = 24.88 mas y-¹ lota Psc has a magnitude of proper motion of 2 = (Ha*)² + (Hg) ² =…
A: GivenWhat is the magnitude of proper motion for lota psclota Piscium is single, F-type main…
Q: A distant FO star is 6.3 times less bright than a nearer FO star which has a parallax of 0.2 arcsec.…
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A: The relationship between apparent visual magnitude(m), Absolute visual magnitude(Mv) and distance(d)…
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