a Supergiant
A nova or supernova.
In absolute terms, some are brighter than our Sun - in some rare cases, millions of times brighter - while others are much less bright than our Sun.
A magnitude 1 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star.A magnitude 1 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star.A magnitude 1 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star.A magnitude 1 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star.
It is four times as brighter. It is four times as brighter.
super-giant star
Good, a nice question with a definite answer. The magnitude1 star is 2.512 times brighter (near enough).
4 times
4 times as bright.
A star that is brighter than another.
2 magnitudes brighter means it's about 2.512 x 2.512 times brighter. So that's about 6.31 times brighter.
A magnitude 2 star is 2.5 times brighter than a magnitude 4 star because each difference in magnitude corresponds to a difference in brightness of approximately 2.5 times.
Contenders are:- LBV 1806-20 - ~ 5,000,000 times brighter than the Sun. Pistol Star - ~ 1,000,000 times brighter than the Sun (Variable) Cygnus OB2-12 ~ 6,000,000 times brighter than the Sun HD 93129A ~ 5,500,000 times brighter than the Sun. Eta Carnae ~ 5,000,000 times brighter than the Sun.