单项选择题

According to the passage, in the Cepheid variable method all of the following have a significant role in the calculation of the distance of a galaxy EXCEPT

A. The intrinsic luminosity of a Cepheid
B. The comparative luminosity of ordinary stars
C. The observed brightness of the Cepheid
D. The data suggesting the expansion of the universe
E. The correction of the period-luminosity relation for the star being observed