2. Due to the orbital motion of Jupiter, the Sun's position changes by ~ 2 milliarcseconds over a period of 11 years (Jupiter's orbital period), for a viewer at 10 parsec away. How far can the Sun be and still allow the GAIA mission, with a precision of 0.02 milliarcseconds, to detect this movement? a) 1000 parsec b) 100 parsec c) 33.3 parsec d) 1 parsec

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2. Due to the orbital motion of Jupiter, the Sun's position changes by ~ 2 milliarcseconds over
a period of 11 years (Jupiter's orbital period), for a viewer at 10 parsec away. How far can
the Sun be and still allow the GAIA mission, with a precision of 0.02 milliarcseconds, to
detect this movement?
a) 1000 parsec
b) 100 parsec
c) 33.3 parsec
d) 1 parsec
Transcribed Image Text:2. Due to the orbital motion of Jupiter, the Sun's position changes by ~ 2 milliarcseconds over a period of 11 years (Jupiter's orbital period), for a viewer at 10 parsec away. How far can the Sun be and still allow the GAIA mission, with a precision of 0.02 milliarcseconds, to detect this movement? a) 1000 parsec b) 100 parsec c) 33.3 parsec d) 1 parsec
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