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A star has an apparent magnitude of 5.45, an absolute magnitude of 1.11, and a color...

A star has an apparent magnitude of 5.45, an absolute magnitude of 1.11, and a color of 0.12. What is the distance to this star?

1.36 parsecs

205 parsecs

74 parsecs

18.7 parsecs

1.87 parsecs

It cannot be determined
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