The closest star, other than the sun, to earth is Alpha Centauri, which is 2.57 x 1013 miles from earth. The farthest star that can be seen with the naked eye is V762 Cas which is 9.57 x 1016 miles from earth. Suppose you discovered a star that was 8.7681959896267880 x 1016 miles from earth. If the speed of light is 2.999 x 108 m/s, how many years would it take light from the star to reach earth

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Nickolas Daugherty

Geography

12 February, 17:56

The closest star, other than the sun, to earth is Alpha Centauri, which is 2.57 x 1013 miles from earth. The farthest star that can be seen with the naked eye is V762 Cas which is 9.57 x 1016 miles from earth. Suppose you discovered a star that was 8.7681959896267880 x 1016 miles from earth. If the speed of light is 2.999 x 108 m/s, how many years would it take light from the star to reach earth

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Jaxon Santiago · Answer 1

358085 years

Explanation:

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To calculate the number of years you must first pass the distance from miles to meters.

By the speed formula to calculate the time it is necessary to divide the distance (in meters) by the speed (m / s).

The time obtained is divided by 3600 seconds and 365 days to obtain the result in years.

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