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The distance to the epicentre of an earthquake and it's magnitude.
The apparent magnitude of a star is dependent on the star's size, temperature and distance from where it is observed. An absolute magnitude is determined by the same three factors, but the distance is fixed at 10 parsecs.
You cannot ask for an absolute magnitude and specify the distance, as the absolute magnitude is derived from a set distance of 32.616 light years.At that distance, the absolute magnitude of the Sun is +4.83From Earth the apparent magnitude -26.74
Its real (absolute) magnitude; its distance from Earth; the amount of light that's absorbed by matter between the star and us (extinction); distortions due to gravitational lensing.
The standard distance used for evaluating absolute magnitude is 10 parsec.The standard distance used for evaluating absolute magnitude is 10 parsec.The standard distance used for evaluating absolute magnitude is 10 parsec.The standard distance used for evaluating absolute magnitude is 10 parsec.
"Apparent magnitude" is the star's brightness after the effects of distance. "Absolute magnitude" is the star's brightness at a standard distance.
There are three factors, actually. The star's size and temperature determine the absolute magnitude, or how bright the star really is. Those two factors can be considered as one - the star's absolute magnitude. The absolute magnitude combined with our distance from the star determines its apparent magnitude, or how bright the star appears to be from Earth. So, a big, hot, super bright star very far away may have the same apparent magnitude as a small, cool star that's fairly close to the Earth.
Apparent magnitude is the brightness as observed from earth, while absolute magnitude is the brightness of a star at a set distance. The apparent magnitude considers the stars actual brightness as well as it's distance from us, but absolute magnitude takes the distance factor out so that star brightnesses can be directly compared.
The standard distance is 10 parsecs. At this distance the star's apparent magnitude equals its absolute magnitude. A star 100 parsecs away has an absolute magnitude 5 magnitudes brighter than its apparent magnitude. 1 parsec is 3.26 light-years.
The absolute magnitude is the magnitude (brightness) an object would have at a standard distance - how bright would it look at a standard distance. For a star or galaxy, the standard distance of 10 parsecs is commonly used.
-- Distance is a scalar quantity, whereas displacement is a vector. -- Distance is the integral of magnitude of displacement. -- Magnitude of displacement is always less than or equal to distance. -- The two quantities are equal when the motion is in a straight line.
Distance is a sclar quantity. A scalar quantity is a magnitude only. A vector has magnitude and direction. Distance AND direction is a vector quantity.