What is the distance in kilometres, if a star is at a distance of 10 parsec?
Asked by Topperlearning User
| 16th Oct, 2015,
11:46: AM
Expert Answer:
1 parsec = 3.26 light years
Thus, the galaxy is at a distance of
10 parsec = 10 × 3.26 light years
= 32.6 light years
Now,
1 light year = 9.46×1012 km
Thus, the galaxy is at a distance of
32.6 light years = 32.6 × 9.46×1012 km
= 308.4 × 1012 km
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| 16th Oct, 2015,
01:46: PM
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