* Scientific notation expresses a number as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.
* Move the decimal point: Start with 604 and move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10 (in this case, 6.04). You moved the decimal point two places to the left.
* Power of 10: Since you moved the decimal two places to the left, the power of 10 is 2 (positive because you moved to the left).
Therefore, the distance to Antares in scientific notation is 6.04 x 10² light years.
