The European Space Agency's GAIA satellite can measure some stellar parallaxes to a precision of 5 micro-arcseconds. For such stars, what is the farthest distance to which GAIA can measure a parallax angle? 0.1 kpc 100 kpc 200 kpc 2000 kpc 2 kpc

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The European Space Agency's GAIA satellite can measure some stellar parallaxes to a
precision of 5 micro-arcseconds. For such stars, what is the farthest distance to
which GAIA can measure a parallax angle?
0.1 kpc
100 kpc
200 kpc
2000 kpc
2 kpc
Transcribed Image Text:The European Space Agency's GAIA satellite can measure some stellar parallaxes to a precision of 5 micro-arcseconds. For such stars, what is the farthest distance to which GAIA can measure a parallax angle? 0.1 kpc 100 kpc 200 kpc 2000 kpc 2 kpc
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