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Find the distance in parsecs to van maanen's star, a nearby white dwarf, which has an annual parallax of 0.232 arcsec.

Foundations of Astronomy (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman

Publisher:Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman

Chapter9: The Family Of Stars

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