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If the star Alpha Centauri were moved to a distance 10 times farther than it is now, its parallax angle would

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steposvetlana [31]2 years ago

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Answer:

B. get smaller

Explanation:

The parallax angle of a star measured with respect to the Earth is inversely proportional to the distance of the star from the Earth:

$\theta = \frac{1}{d}$

where

$\theta$ is the parallax angle, measured in arcsec

d is the distance between the star and the Earth, measured in parsec

Therefore, if the star Alpha Centauri is moved farther from Earth, then d increases, and therefore the parallax angle will get smaller.

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