Polaris has a parallax angle of 7.54 mas (1 mas = 0.001") and an apparent magnitude of 1.98. (a) Find the distance of the Polaris system. (b) Find the absolute magnitude of the system.

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Polaris has a parallax angle of 7.54 mas (1 mas =
0.001") and an apparent magnitude
of 1.98.
(a) Find the distance of the Polaris system.
(b) Find the absolute magnitude of the system.
Transcribed Image Text:Polaris has a parallax angle of 7.54 mas (1 mas = 0.001") and an apparent magnitude of 1.98. (a) Find the distance of the Polaris system. (b) Find the absolute magnitude of the system.
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