If a star has an apparent magnitude of 8 and an absolute magnitude of 6 it is
A) much closer than 10 parsecs away.
B) slightly closer than 10 parsecs away.
C) exactly 10 parsecs away.
D) slightly farther than 10 parsecs away.
E) much farther than 10 parsecs away.
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