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Westkost [7]
3 years ago
7

A star has an apparent magnitude of 6.5 and an absolute magnitude of -0.8. What is the distance to the star?

Physics
1 answer:
professor190 [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: 288.4 pc

Explanation:

The apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of star are related as:

m = M +5 log d - 5

where, m is the apparent magnitude from the Earth and M is the absolute magnitude (The magnitude of star if it is at 10 pc distance away from Earth)  of the star. Then, d is the actual distance of star in parsecs (pc).

m = 6.5

M = - 0.8

d = ?

⇒ 6.5 = -0.8 + 5 log d - 5

⇒ 12.3 = 5 log d

⇒ 2.46 = log d

⇒ d = anti-log (2.46) = 288.4 pc

Hence, the star is 288.4 pc away from Earth.

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