The triple star system α Centauri has the largest known stellar parallax angle, namely 0.75 arcsec. How far is this star system from the Sun in parsecs? (Careful with units!)
A) 0.41 pc
B) 0.75 pc
C) 4.33 pc
D) 1.33 pc
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