Homework #7
Q3. The Ring Nebula has an angular
diameter of 72 arcsec, and we estimate it is
5000 light years away. What is its linear
diameter?
Linear diameter = 5000 ly x 72/206265
Linear diameter = 1.7 light years
An aside.  Exansion rate is 15 km/s, so the age is
approximately 34,000 years old.