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Stellar Parallax - The Parsec

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International Baccalaureate Physics (Astrophysics) Flashcards on Stellar Parallax - The Parsec, created by Edk277 on 07/01/2014.
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If the parallax angle is one arcsecond (1") the distance to the star is called a PARSEC d (parsecs) = 1/p (p in arcsecs)
Converting degrees to arcsecs in radians STEP 1 STEP 1: Multiply by 2pi/360 to convert to radians
Converting degrees to arcsecs (in radians) STEP 2 STEP 2: Multiply by 1/3600 to convert to arcsecs
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