From which feature of light from a nearby star is the surface temperature determined most precisely?
A) relative distribution of the continuum light in the spectrum
B) relative strengths of emission lines in its spectrum
C) relative strengths of absorption lines from different atoms (e.g., H, Ca) and molecules (e.g., TiO)
D) Doppler shift of its spectral lines
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