Answer:
Parallactic angle, \[\text{ }\!\!\theta\!\!\text{ =}\frac{\text{base line}}{\text{distance of star}}\text{=}\frac{\text{b}}{\text{S}}\] Thus for a given base line b, parallax of a star is inversely proportional to its distance S. Hence the nearby star will show a greater parallax.
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