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This image shows Fomalhaut, the star around which the newly discovered planet orbits. Fomalhaut is much hotter than our Sun, 15 times as bright, and lies 25 light-years from Earth. It is
![The size of our Sun compared to other stars. Look at Arcturus...it spans 25 times the Sun's diameter! | Ser de luz, Alienígenas, Civilización The size of our Sun compared to other stars. Look at Arcturus...it spans 25 times the Sun's diameter! | Ser de luz, Alienígenas, Civilización](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/75/b7/cf75b7c730f7f70cf9a5f1d8c65e5b95.jpg)
The size of our Sun compared to other stars. Look at Arcturus...it spans 25 times the Sun's diameter! | Ser de luz, Alienígenas, Civilización
![SOLVED:Question 8 (5 points) Saved The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius. It has a parallax of 0.4 arcseconds What is the distance to Sirius in light-years? [d 1/p 1 SOLVED:Question 8 (5 points) Saved The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius. It has a parallax of 0.4 arcseconds What is the distance to Sirius in light-years? [d 1/p 1](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_images/f0c3cfc4f34340cc9961d13c5a2893f7.jpg)
SOLVED:Question 8 (5 points) Saved The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius. It has a parallax of 0.4 arcseconds What is the distance to Sirius in light-years? [d 1/p 1
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