Cepheid variables
The noun form for the adjective distant is distance.
distant
No, distance is a noun. An adjective meaning at a distance is "distant."
Distance
Distance.
Yes, it's the most distant irregular galaxy 13.4 billion light-years from Earth (i.e. GN-z11 in the Ursa Major constellation).
No, the word distant is not a noun; distant is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (distant thunder, distantcity).The noun is distance.
Yes, it's the most distant irregular galaxy 12.9 billion light-years from Earth (i.e. OOM2012 GN 108036 in the Ursa Major constellation).
to show a moment from slightly diffferent perspective
Near object form bigger angle and distant objects form smaller angle. From this angle formed, you can judge the distance between near and distant objects. But their is limit to the smallest angle, you can perceive. That is why you can not note difference between the near and distant stars.
The two numbers, accurate to a tenth, are 28.5 which is 0.055 distant and 28.6 which is 0.045 distant. The second is nearer.
The distance around a circle is its circumference.