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January 8th 05, 04:52 PM
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The Precise Distance to T Tauri
For the first time, astronomers have measured a precise parallax for the
young star T Tauri: its distance is 462 +/- 9 light-years. In contrast, the Hipparcos distance had an uncertainty of over 100 light-years. The full story is at http://KenCroswell.com/TTauri.html Correct email: MagnificentUniverse "at" yahoo "dot" com. 
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