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If an object at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy has a linear diameter of 1.0 AU, what...

If an object at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy has a linear diameter of 1.0 AU, what will its angular diameter be as seen from Earth? Assume the distance to the center of the galaxy is 8.2 kpc. (Hint: Use the small-angle formula, Chapter 3.)

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