1. Convert: a. 8.3 pc (parsec) into light-years b. 6.52 ly into parsec c. 8450 AU into kilometers d. 2.7  10 3 Mpc into kiloparsec. 2. Is it possible for an object in the solar system to have a...

1. Convert: a. 8.3 pc (parsec) into light-years b. 6.52 ly into parsec c. 8450 AU into kilometers d. 2.7 10³
Mpc into kiloparsec.

2. Is it possible for an object in the solar system to have a synodic period of exactly 1 year? Explain your answer.

3. Describe why there is a systematic decrease in the synodic periods of the planets from Mars outward, as shown in Table 2-1.