White dwarf supernovae are good standard candles for distance measurements because

A) all white dwarf supernovae have about the same peak luminosity.
B) all white dwarf supernovae occurred at about the same time in the history of the universe.
C) all galaxies have at least one white dwarf supernova each year.
D) white dwarf supernovae occur only among very massive stars.
E) all white dwarf supernovae start out bright and fade with time.


A) all white dwarf supernovae have about the same peak luminosity.

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