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What distance is the absolute magnitude and the apparent magnitude of a star would be equal if the star is seen at?

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.


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 from the Earth. The apparent magnitude of a star is how bright it appears from Earth, while the absolute magnitude is how bright a star would be if it were located at a standard distance of 10 parsecs away from Earth. The difference in magnitude is primarily influenced by the star's distance, with closer stars having a smaller difference and more distant stars having a larger difference between their apparent and absolute magnitude.


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).


What 2 factors determine a star's apparent magnitude?

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.


What part of a star is called magnitude?

Magnitude refers to the brightness of a star. There are two main types: apparent magnitude, which is how bright a star appears from Earth, and absolute magnitude, which measures a star's intrinsic brightness.

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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".


How does the apparent-magnituede of a star differ from it absolute magnitude?

Absolute magnitude is how bright a star is. Apparent magnitude is how bright it looks to us (on Earth).


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


What distance is the absolute magnitude and the apparent magnitude of a star would be equal if the star is seen at?

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.


What is difference in a star's apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude caused by?

How far away the star is.


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.


How does apparent magnitude of a star differ from absolute magnitude?

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.


Does the absolute magnitude of the sun show that it is the brightest star?

No. The sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83. By comparison, Betelgeuse has an absolute magnitude of -5.85. Lower numbers indicate a brighter star. In this case Betelgeuse is actually several thousand times brighter than the sun. The sun is the brightest star as measure by apparent magnitude, which is how bright a star looks from a given location and depends on both absolute magnitude and distance.


Star Mirfak absolute magnitude?

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Is the star's apparent magnitude the intrinsic property of a star?

No. Absolute magnitude is an intrinsic property of the star, but apparent magnitude also depends on the star's distance from Earth.


Explain why size is the only factor that determines the stars absolute magnitude?

The absolute magnitude is a measure of the star's luminosity hence the smaller the size the less the absolute magnitude.