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in space, distances between  objects may be measured in light years. a light year is the distance light travels in one year,  approximately 5.9*10^12 miles. the star Acrux is about 320 light years from Earth. about how many miles is the star from Earth? plz answer when u see it

 Oct 1, 2015
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Since Acrux is about 320 lightyears from us: Then,

320 X 5.9 X 10^12=1.888 X 10^15 miles-the distance of the star Acrux from Earth.

 Oct 1, 2015

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