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The magnitude of a star refers to its brightness.
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A star might be much brighter than it appears to be This is called the star's absolute magnitude The difference in apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude is due primarily to the star's?
Distance
Is the brightness of a star compared to other stars called its magnitude.?
No; the "magnitude" is how bright the star is. It can either mean:* The apparent magnitude = how bright it seems to us, * The absolute magnitude = how bright the star really is (i.e., how bright it would seem at a standard distance).
A first magnitude star is times brighter than a 5th magnitude star?
For apparent magnitudes, a magnitude of zero has the same magnitude as Vega. A first magnitude star is 40 percent as bright and a fifth magnitude star is one percent. So, a first magnitude star is 40 times as bright as a fifth.
What is a second magnitude star?
A star with a magnitude of 2.0 is a star that is exactly 2.1544 times as bright as a star whose magnitude is 3.0, and (1/2.1544) times as bright as one with a magnitude of 1.0
Is magnitude and and apprent magnitude the same thing?
apparent magnitude is how bright a stars seems from earth. magnitude (i think called actual magnitude [I cant remember]) is how bright a star ACTUALLY is.Have a nice day.
What is a star brightness called?
the brightness of a star is called it's magnitude
What part of a star measures magnitude?
Magnitude refers to a star's brightness.
What star is called its magnitude?
The magnitude of a star means how bright it is.
What is the absolute magnitude of Altiar?
The star is called Altair; the absolute magnitude is estimated at 2.21.The star is called Altair; the absolute magnitude is estimated at 2.21.The star is called Altair; the absolute magnitude is estimated at 2.21.The star is called Altair; the absolute magnitude is estimated at 2.21.
How bright a star actually is at a distance of 32.6 light years away from earth is?
That's the number called the star's "Absolute Magnitude".That is called the star's "absolute magnitude".
What is the magnitude of a star as it appears in the sky called?
The Polar star is the star that is magnitude. This is a Luminosity star.
Name for How bright a star is from the earth?
The brightness of a star is called visual magnitude. The lower the visual magnitude is the brighter the star is.
A star might be much brighter than it appears to be This is called the star's absolute magnitude The difference in apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude is due primarily to the star's?
Distance
A star might be much brighter than it appears to be. This is called the star's absolute magnitude. The difference in apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude is due primarily to the star's -?
Distance
How bright a star actually is a distance of 32.6 light years from earth is called?
That's called the star's absolute magnitude.
The actual brightness of a star is called?
magnitude
A star brightness is called?
Apparent magnitude.
