The Hipparcos satellite was able to measure parallax for stars out to about 150 pc. This distance includes roughly 2.5 million stars. What is the average number of stars in 1 cubic parsec?
A) 5.1 × 10-3
B) 0.18
C) 5.65
D) 8.84
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