IB Physics SL E 5 6 Stellar Parallax Topic Practice

Question 1

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The graph shows an incomplete Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram. The position of the Sun and three other stars, A, B and C , are shown.

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M⊙,R⊙M_{\odot}, R_{\odot} and L⊙L_{\odot} are the mass, radius and luminosity of the Sun.

Suggest whether the method of stellar parallax can be used to measure the distance to star C.

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