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If the Sun were the size of a beach ball, Earth would be the size of a green pea 110 m away. Show that the nearest star, Alpha Centauri (4.4 light-years away), would be about 30,000 km distant. (Find the distance to Alpha Centauri in units of AU.)
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Conceptual Physical Science
ISBN: 978-0134060491
6th edition
Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
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