Proper motion of a star is defined as its:
A) apparent motion toward or away from us, measured by the Doppler shift of its spectral lines.
B) apparent motion against the background stars as a consequence of Earth's orbital motion around the Sun.
C) real motion in three-dimensional space.
D) apparent motion across our sky against the background stars.
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