12) Calculate the absolute magnitude of a star with a luminosity of 3.2L-sun-

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12) Calculate the absolute magnitude of a star with a luminosity of 3.2L Sun-
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  • The absolute magnitude defines how bright a star would be if it was observed from a distance of 10 pc. It depends on the size of the star and the amount of light emitted by the star.

 

  • Absolute magnitude defines the luminosity of a star on a logarithmic scale. Thus calculating absolute magnitude helps us to directly compare different stars.

 

  • The absolute magnitude is given by,

M=2.5log10(LL0)

Here L is the luminosity of the star and L0 is the zero-point luminosity and has a value of 3.0128 × 1028 W.

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