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The Brightest Star in the Constellation Ursa Minor the Little

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The brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor the Little Dipper) is Polaris, which is also known as the North Star because it is the closest to Earth's celestial North Pole.Assuming light travels 2.998 * 108 m in one second, how long does it take light to travel the 3.27 *1015 km distance from Sirius to Earth?


A) 7.57 days
B) 346 years
C) 5.02 years
D) 182 min
E) 4480 years

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