A star is observed to move away from us at a speed of 2.8km/s.  How far is the star ? Express your answer in light years. I first tried 2.8 km/s divided by the Hobble constant of 21.4 km/s/MLY and got 0.13, but it's wrong. I then tried converting to light years and got 1.31E5, but it's still wrong.

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A star is observed to move away from us at a speed of 2.8km/s. 

How far is the star ? Express your answer in light years.

I first tried 2.8 km/s divided by the Hobble constant of 21.4 km/s/MLY and got 0.13, but it's wrong. I then tried converting to light years and got 1.31E5, but it's still wrong. 

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