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The nearest star to our solar system is 4.29 light years away. How mcuh is this distance in terms of par sec ? How mcuh parallax would this star show when viewed from two locations of the earth six months apart in its orbit around the sun?

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1.32 parsec, 2.64" (second of arc)
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