Is the measure of how bright a star would be if it were located at a standard distance from Earth.

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Fernando

Biology

9 May, 04:05

Is the measure of how bright a star would be if it were located at a standard distance from Earth.

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Isabela Osborne · Answer 1

The correct answer is "Absolute Magnitude".

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Absolute magnitude is a measure of luminosity applied to celestial objects such as stars. In contrast to other measures such as apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude uses a standard distance from Earth as scale, particularly, the distance of exactly 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years). The symbol of absolute magnitude is "M", and in the case of stars, it usually has a measure from - 10 to + 17.