Parallax. This triangle should be 4,500 times longer!

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Parallax

This triangle should be 4,500 times longer!

d (distance to star) is in parsec units 1 parsec = 206,265 x 1 A.U. ab (distance Earth to Sun) has to be in Astronomical Units (A.U.) p (parallax) has to be arcseconds Planet-Sun distance = parallax star-Sun circumference 360°

360 / 2 π = degrees There are 60 arcminutes in a degree and 60 arcseconds in an arcminute degrees x 60 arcmin/degree x 60 arcsec/arcmin = 206,265 arcsec We define 1 parsec = distance of a star with a parallax of 1 arcsec Substitute ab=1 AU p=1 arcsec so 1 parsec = 206,265 A.U.  d = 206,265 x ab / p  d = 1 / p d in parsecab in AU p in arcsec d=( arcsec)(1AU) = AU so d= AU p in arcsec p p d=206265AU x 1 parsec = 1so d=1/p p 206,265 AU p D = 360 (ab) 2π p

Stellar Parallax d = 1 / p d in parsec p in arcsec 1 parsec = 3.26 light years Example Proxima Centauri has a parallax of arcseconds d = 1/ = 1.3 parsecs or 1.3 parsecs (3.26 ly/parsec) = 4.24 ly

Magnitudes Apparent Magnitude (m) – how bright a star appears from Earth Absolute Magnitude (M) – how bright a star really is A star’s apparent magnitude equals its absolute magnitude at 10 parsecs