If this is a homework question the answer you are probably looking for is Quasar [See related question]
However, the actual question is full of inconsistencies.
Brightness is defined as being observed from Earth and distance is relative to your frame of reference - Apparent magnitude [See related question - Apparent magnitude]
Therefore, a bright object could be the Sun, and in normal relative terms it is distant, to some very distant.
A quasar on the other hand is not very bright from Earth but it is very very distant.
For the question to fit the answer, the question should be "What star like object is very luminous and very far away".
or "What star like object has a high absolute magnitude and is very distant [See related question - Absolute magnitude]
quasar : a very bright, very distant object, similar to a star
The bright object next to the Moon in the eastern sky is likely to be a planet, such as Venus or Jupiter, which are often visible and can appear very bright. Depending on the date, it could also be a bright star, like Sirius or Regulus. To confirm which object it is, you can use a stargazing app or check an online astronomy resource.
A very bright object that generates far more energy than a typical star is a quasar. Quasars are supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies, surrounded by accreting material that emits enormous amounts of energy, often outshining entire galaxies. This energy is produced as matter falls into the black hole, heating up and emitting radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Their extreme luminosity makes them some of the brightest objects in the universe.
No. Apparent magnitude (or luminosity) means how bright a star (or other object) looks to us; absolute magnitude (or luminosity) refers to how bright it really is.
You must have seen Venus. Not just in Texas; almost anywhere in the world, you can see it after sunset (or even before sunset, if you look closely). Venus looks like a bright star, but it is actually a planet.
You might be referring to a quasar.
A distant galaxy that appears as bright as a near star.
quasar : a very bright, very distant object, similar to a star
A comet, shooting star, asteroid meteorite?
How bright a star appears depends on both its actual brightness and how far away it is. The farther away a star is, the dimmer it appears. A bright but very distant star many therefore appear dimmer than a less bright star that is closer to us.
On December 14, 2010, the "bright star in the east at sunrise" is most probably Venus.
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The bright object next to the Moon in the eastern sky is likely to be a planet, such as Venus or Jupiter, which are often visible and can appear very bright. Depending on the date, it could also be a bright star, like Sirius or Regulus. To confirm which object it is, you can use a stargazing app or check an online astronomy resource.
Well, the bright ones look closer, but that is not always a good guide because some bright ones like Rigel and Deneb are quite distant.
Apparent brightness: how bright an object - such as a star - looks to us. True brightness: how bright such an object really is. Defined as: how bright it would look at a standard distance.
A Distant Star was created on 1994-11-23.
As of March 13th, 2009, the bright star-like object above the sunset point in the evening is the planet Venus. a banana