What is proper motion?

A) It is the true, not apparent, motion of a star in space.
B) It is the apparent shift as we go to opposite sides of our orbit every six months.
C) It is the annual apparent motion of a star across the sky.
D) It is the motion of a star towards or away from us, revealed by Doppler shifts.
E) It is the orbital motion of a star around the Galaxy.


C

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