The Earth's orbit has a mean radius of 1.5 × 108 km. Over a six-month period, the apparent position of a particular star varies by 0.00014° due to parallax. How distant is the star, in km?

A)

1.2 × 1011 km
B)

1.2 × 1014 km
C)

1.2 × 1017 km
D)

1.2 × 1020 km
E)

1.2 × 1023 km


B

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