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USAAAO — 2021 First Round
Question 23
An astronomer observes that a Solar type star has an apparent V magnitude of 6.73 when seen from the Earth. Assuming that the average interstellar extinction in V is 1.00 mag/kpc, determine the distance between this star and the Solar system.
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USAAAO 2021 First Round. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.