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What is the distance between Earth and the Pleiades star cluster?
How long does it take for sunlight to reach Earth?
What is the distance between Jupiter and the sun?
Study Notes
- It takes 8.2 minutes for sunlight to reach Earth.
- A light year is the distance traveled by light in one year.
- Light travels at 186,000 miles per second.
- Proxima Centauri is about 4 light-years away from Earth.
- An Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance between Earth and the sun.
- Jupiter is about 5.2AU away from the sun.
- Parsec (pc) is used to define distances larger than a light year.
- One parsec is 3.26 light years.
- The Pleiades star cluster is around 150 pc (about 460 light years) away.
- Parsec is defined as the parallax per second.
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Test your knowledge of astronomical distances and measurements with our quiz! From the distance between Earth and the sun to the mind-boggling size of a parsec, this quiz will challenge your understanding of the vastness of space. See if you can identify the distance of Jupiter from the sun or the number of light years it takes for sunlight to reach Earth. Impress your friends with your newfound knowledge of astronomical units and light years by taking this quiz today!
