The Hipparcos satellite was capable of measuring parallaxes to ________ stars.
A) all of the Milky Way galaxy's 400 billion
B) 200 million
C) 120,000
D) 1,500
E) 116

Name: The Hipparcos satellite was capable of measuring parallaxes to ________ stars. A) all of the Milky Way galaxy's 400 billion B) 200 million C) 120,000 D) 1,500 E) 116
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The Hipparcos satellite was designed to measure the parallaxes of approximately 120,000 stars with high precision.

The Hipparcos Satellite Was Capable of Measuring Parallaxes to ________