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This should be very easy but I can't see what I am doing wrong...
[tex]V_t=\mu .d[/tex] where vt = tangential speed (in km/s)
d = distance (in km)
mu(radian/sec)
Now by converting I should get
[tex]V_t=4.74\mu .d[/tex]
vt = tangential speed (in km/s)
d = distance (in parsec)
mu(arcsec/yr)
but according to my working ,
[tex]V_t=\frac{206264\times 365 \times 24 \times 3600}{3.086 \times 10^{13}}[/tex]
which comes to be [tex]V_t=.21\mu .d [/tex]
I know inverting the above fractions will lead me to the answer but I can't see why ?:(
1parsec=3.086*10^13 km
1 radian=206264 arcsec
Thanks ..
[tex]V_t=\mu .d[/tex] where vt = tangential speed (in km/s)
d = distance (in km)
mu(radian/sec)
Now by converting I should get
[tex]V_t=4.74\mu .d[/tex]
vt = tangential speed (in km/s)
d = distance (in parsec)
mu(arcsec/yr)
but according to my working ,
[tex]V_t=\frac{206264\times 365 \times 24 \times 3600}{3.086 \times 10^{13}}[/tex]
which comes to be [tex]V_t=.21\mu .d [/tex]
I know inverting the above fractions will lead me to the answer but I can't see why ?:(
1parsec=3.086*10^13 km
1 radian=206264 arcsec
Thanks ..