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Does rigel have a greater magnitude than sirus?
No, which means that Rigel is brighter.
What star has a greater magnitude a Rigel or Sirius?
Sirius, which means that Rigel is brighter.
Does Rigel have greater apparent magnitude than Sirius?
No, which means that Rigel appears brighter.
Is a third magnitude star 10 times brighter then a 4th magnitude star?
Absolutely. When speaking of the brightness you see from earth, you are speaking of apparent magnitude. When considering the type of star, it's composition, stage, age, size, distance, etc., a star is also assigned an absolute magnitude, so the ranking of the star if seen from similar distances reveals the truth about a star. 3.26 light years away is the assumed distance in ranking stars. A star many times farther away than a second star may appear much brighter than the second star which is much closer, based partially on the various factors mentioned above. The lower the value for a magnitude, the brighter, or more correctly, the more luminous, a star. Thus, a 3.4 is brighter than a 5.1, for example. Long ago the scale was originally an arbitrary ranking based on certain stars that were considered to be the brightest. Since then, stars even brighter have been identified, thus the need to use values even less than zero. Only a handful of stars fall below zero in apparent magnitude. So then it is not significant where in the sky (in what constellation) a star lies, the magnitude value determines the brightness.
Which star is brighter -2 or -3?
The way stellar magnitude works, a smaller number is associated with increased brightness. Since -3 < -2, a magnitude -3 star would be brighter than a magnitude -2 star. Each decrease in magnitude by 1 means in increase in brightness by a factor of about 2.5119. Equivalently, each decrease in magnitude by 5 means an increase in brightness by a factor of 100. Incidentally, the brightest star in the sky (Sirius) has an apparent magnitude of only about -1.5.
What does purdah mean in India?
It means curtain. It is the practice of preventing women from being seen by men.
How many times brighter is a first magnitude star than a third magnitude?
2 magnitudes brighter means it's about 2.512 x 2.512 times brighter. So that's about 6.31 times brighter.
What is the definition of hyperintense?
Hyperintense in radiology reports means brighter.
Does rigel have a greater magnitude than sirus?
No, which means that Rigel is brighter.
What is verb of bright?
The verb of brightness is brighten. As in "to brighten something".
What star has a greater magnitude a Rigel or Sirius?
Sirius, which means that Rigel is brighter.
Does the neon pillow pet glow?
No it does not glow glow it is just a brighter color then other pillow pets. I don't have it but neon means brighter not glow in the dark. Thank you ;)
What is the T6 means?
chapter
What is a pivotal chapter?
it means of vital or central importance in the chapter in bankruptcy.
Does Rigel have greater apparent magnitude than Sirius?
No, which means that Rigel appears brighter.
Why is the sun appear brighter than alpha centauri b?
Our Sun appears brighter than Alpha Centauri B because of its proximity to our point of view. We are much closer to our Sun then any other star which means that our Sun will be much brighter then everything else in the sky.
Why is Rigel appears brighter than aldeberan even though aldeberan is technically brighter than Rigel?
The absolute magnitude of Rigel is -7.92 while that of Aldebaran is -6.41. This means that Rigel is approx 4 times brighter than Aldebaran - technically. So the question is based on a flawed grasp of absolute magnitude.
