parallax," astronomers determined e is 0.00001389 degrees. NOT TO SCALE Sun star Earth 6a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Show your reasoning. * NOT TO SCALE Sun star Earth

parallax," astronomers determined e is 0.00001389 degrees. NOT TO SCALE Sun star Earth 6a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Show your reasoning. * NOT TO SCALE Sun star Earth

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

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parallax," astronomers determined e is 0.00001389 degrees.
NOT TO SCALE
Sun
star
Earth
6a. How far away is the star from the Sun in astronomical units? Show your
reasoning. *
NOT TO SCALE
Sun
star
Earth

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One astronomical unit is defined as the mean distance between the sun and the Earth, which is 150 million km. The parallax is defined as the distance between the sun and the planet divided by the star's distance in parsecs.