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Which of the following stars is farthest from us?
parallax angle (p)
A 0.29 1
B 0.2 d=
p
C 0.04
D 0.38
Star Alpha is half as far away as Star Beta.
Therefore star Alpha’s parallax angle will be
Which star is
D hottest?
A
Luminosity
Temperature
C Hertzsprung-Russell
B
Diagram
Which star is
A
D
most luminous?
Luminosity
Temperature
C Hertzsprung-Russell
B
Diagram
Which star is on
D
the Main
A Sequence?
Luminosity
E
(both D and E are)
Temperature
C Hertzsprung-Russell
B
Diagram
Which star is
A
D
largest?
Luminosity
Temperature
C Hertzsprung-Russell
B
Diagram
Which star is
A
D
smallest?
Luminosity
Temperature
How would these change if the Sun had
more mass?
Temperature
A Hertzsprung-Russell
B
Diagram
lifetime?
D
Temperature
What does it mean when a
cluster still has hot, bluish
main sequence stars?