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Which star has the highest absolute magnitude?
The only clue I was given was that it's 60,000X our sun
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- Mark HLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Since you said "absolute magnitude" I'll go with the brightest one we know of: Rigel. It has an absolute magnitude of "about" -7.
But from earth it's only magnitude 1.5
"Absolute Magintude" is measured from a standard distance - "Apparent Magnitude" is measured from Earth.
So while the Sun has an apparent magnitude of -26, on an "absolute magnitude" basis it's a relatively modest 4.5.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
betelguese
