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Is a star with no measurable parallax is very close to Earth.?
No, if you can measure no parallax, the star is far away - further than a certain distance.
What two words are the abridgement for a parsec?
parallax second When we observe a star from opposite ends of the Earth's orbit, if there is a parallax difference of 1 arc second, that star is 1 parsec away.
A star has a parallax of 0.75 of arc How far away is this star in light years?
The distance to the star can be calculated using the parallax angle (in arcseconds) and the formula: distance (in parsecs) = 1 / parallax angle (in arcseconds). Given a parallax of 0.75 arcseconds, the star is approximately 1.33 parsecs away. Converting parsecs to light years (1 parsec ≈ 3.26 light years), the star is about 4.34 light years away.
If you determinee that a certain star displayed a large parallax what couls you say about its distance?
If a certain star displayed a large parallax, i would say its distance is not wide.
Is a star with no parralex very close to earth?
No. A star with no visible parallax is far away.
Is a star with no measurable parallax is very close to Earth.?
No, if you can measure no parallax, the star is far away - further than a certain distance.
Do all-stars have measurable parallax angles?
No, only the closer ones have a parallax that is large enough to be measured. The first star to have its parallax measured was 61 Cygni, measured by Bessel in 1838 and found to be at a distance of 10.3 light years, later corrected to 11.4. The closest star Proxima Centauri has a parallax of only about 0.7 seconds of arc. Before then the absence of parallax for the stars was considered an important part of the case that the Earth cannot be revolving round the Sun.
Is parallax a star?
The parallax refers to the apparent change in the star's position, due to Earth's movement around the Sun. This parallax can be used to measure the distance to nearby stars (the closer the star, the larger will its parallax be).
Which star would have a greater parallax the earth or the arcturus?
Earth isn't a star and doesn't (can't) have a parallax, becuse we use Earth's orbit as a baseline to measure parallax.
What does a big parralax say about a stars distance?
The larger a star's parallax, the closer the star is to us.
What can parallax be used to determine about a star?
Parallax is a method used to find the distances of stars.
Parallax can't be used on a star if the star is too?
Close.
How do scientists determine the parallax of a star?
they look at the star in, say, spring, then fall or summer then winter. we have to be on opposite sides of the star to see the parallax, so it takes about a year
What two words are the abridgement for a parsec?
parallax second When we observe a star from opposite ends of the Earth's orbit, if there is a parallax difference of 1 arc second, that star is 1 parsec away.
A star has a parallax of 0.75 of arc How far away is this star in light years?
The distance to the star can be calculated using the parallax angle (in arcseconds) and the formula: distance (in parsecs) = 1 / parallax angle (in arcseconds). Given a parallax of 0.75 arcseconds, the star is approximately 1.33 parsecs away. Converting parsecs to light years (1 parsec ≈ 3.26 light years), the star is about 4.34 light years away.
If you determinee that a certain star displayed a large parallax what couls you say about its distance?
If a certain star displayed a large parallax, i would say its distance is not wide.
If a star's parallax angle is too small to measure what can you conclude about the star's distance from earth?
It means that the distance is greater than a certain amount - depending on how precisely you can measure the parallax.
