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the north star. it takes 8 minutes for light to get from the sun to the earth. it takes half a billion years for light to get to us from the north star...i think. but i know that the sun is definetly closer.
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The farther a star is away from earth the more it is?
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Is the sun closer to earth than a star?
The sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. The next nearest star to Earth is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is.
Which is true The more a star appears to move the farther it is from earth The less a star appears to move the farther it is from earth Stars that do not appear to move are very close to earth?
The less a star appears to move the farther it is from earth is true.
What percentage of visible stars are closer to the earth than the sun?
None are. The sun is the closest star to Earth. The next nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 260,000 times farther away than the sun is.
Is the closer a star is to earth the brighter it is?
Yes. A star that is closer to us will appear brighter than if it were farther away. However, stars also vary in their actual brightness, so how bright a star appears depends on both how far away it is and how bright really it is.
The farther a star is away from earth the more it is?
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Is Uranus farther away from earth than the star Rigel?
No. Rigel is much farther away than Uranus. Uranus is in our Solar System.
Is one star is between the earth and the moon?
No. The moon is the closest astronomical object to Earth. The closest star to Earth is the sun, which is about 400 times farther away than the moon. The next nearest star is more than 260,000 times farther away than the sun.
Is the sun closer to earth than a star?
The sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. The next nearest star to Earth is about 265,000 times farther away than the sun is.
What happens to the brightness of the star as you observe it from farther away?
The brightness of star will decrease as you observe it from farther away.
What happen to the brightness of a star as you observe it from farther away?
The brightness of star will decrease as you observe it from farther away.
Which is true The more a star appears to move the farther it is from earth The less a star appears to move the farther it is from earth Stars that do not appear to move are very close to earth?
The less a star appears to move the farther it is from earth is true.
What star looks dimmest from earth?
What star even tho this star has an absolute magnitude greater than that of Sirius it looks dimmer from earth since it's 100 times farther away
Is the sun a giant star farthest from Earth?
No. The sun is the nearest star to Earth. The next closes star is more than 250,000 times farther away. The sun is larger than the average star, but not a giant.
Is pole star further than earth or sun?
Yes, Polaris, the proper name for the pole star, is much farther away than the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
How many feet is the earth away from the sun?
At North Star they said that the Sun is 490 billion feet away from the earth
. A star that has the same apparent magnitude as Alpha Centauri could?
be larger than Alpha Centauri and farther away from Earth
