In the verification of the Hubble law for the expansion of the universe and the determination of the constant H₀, the greatest difficulty has been A) allowance for gravitational redshifting of light by high gravitational fields at distant galaxies. B) accurate determination of distances to very distant galaxies. C) measurement of recession velocities of distant galaxies by Doppler shift. D) the identification of distant objects as galaxies, rather than very bright, nearby stars.

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The greatest difficulty in verifying the Hubble law and determining the Hubble constant has been the accurate determination of distances to very distant galaxies. This is because the further away a galaxy is, the harder it is to measure its distance accurately due to the dimness of light and the lack of easily identifiable standard candles.

In the Verification of the Hubble Law for the Expansion