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What kind of nova is called a new star?

A nova is a sudden, bright outburst of a star that occurs due to the accumulation of hydrogen on the surface of a white dwarf star in a binary star system. While novae can appear as "new stars" in the sky because of their sudden increase in brightness, they are not actually new stars forming, but rather the result of a specific stellar phenomenon.


What does the absolute brightness of the star depend on?

the brightness of a star


What is the measure of the star's brightness?

The measure of a star's brightness is its magnitude. A star's brightness as it appears from Earth is called its Apparent Magnitude.Star's brightness is measured by there magnitude.


What measures the brightness of the star?

photographs use to measure the brightness of a star


A star's brightness is the brightness seen by humans on Earth. A star's brightness is its actual brightness and does not depend on where the star is viewed from.?

The brightness as seen from Earth is called the "apparent magnitude".The real brightness (defined as the apparent brightness, as seen from a standard distance) is called the "absolute magnitude".


What is the purpose of a star's brightness?

There is no purpose of a star's brightness. They just exist and shine.


What is an apparent brightness?

An apparent brightness is the brightness of a star as measured by an observer.


What the measure of a stars brightness called?

The measure of a star's brightness is its magnitude. A star's brightness as it appears from Earth is called its Apparent Magnitude.Star's brightness is measured by there magnitude.


What is it called when a star suddenly increases in brightness?

A nova is a star that suddenly increases in brightness.


Sudden increases in the brightness of the chromosphere of the sun?

corona


What is difference between apparent brightness and absolute brightness?

Absolute Brightness: How bright a star appears at a certain distance. Apparent Brightness: The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.


What is the original brightness of a star when it suddenly flares up to many times?

A star the size of our Sun or smaller is too small to become a "Nova", so we can expect that the original brightness of a "nova" star is probably brighter than the Sun; possibly a lot brighter.