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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?

A

1.319 parsec, 2.638 second of arc

B

3.119 parsec, 6.238 second of arc

C

1.913 parsec, 2.863 second of arc

D

13.19 parsec, 26.38 second of arc

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