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Does size affect a stars brightness?
Luminosity is also related to a star’s size. The larger a star is, the more energy it puts out and the more luminous it is.
Is the bigger the star the brighter?
A star’s brightness also depends on its proximity to us. The more distant an object is, the dimmer it appears. Therefore, if two stars have the same level of brightness, but one is farther away, the closer star will appear brighter than the more distant star – even though they are equally bright!
How can you tell which star is brighter?
Astronomers define star brightness in terms of apparent magnitude — how bright the star appears from Earth — and absolute magnitude — how bright the star appears at a standard distance of 32.6 light-years, or 10 parsecs.
Does a larger star give off more light?
Some stars are much more powerful than others, emitting far more light. And the larger the star, the more square inches of surface, so the more total light it emits into space. A star that’s the same temperature as the Sun but twice its diameter, for example, emits four times more light.
What color stars are the hottest and coldest?
The colour provides a fundamental piece of data in stellar astrophysics—the surface temperature of the star. The hottest stars are blue and the coldest are red, contrary to the use of colours in art and in our daily experience.
What star has the highest luminosity?
List of stars more luminous than any closer star
| Name | Constellation | Bolometric luminosity (Solar lum.) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 1 | |
| Alpha Centauri A | Centaurus | 1.519 |
| Sirius | Canis Major | 25.4 |
| Vega | Lyra | 40.12 |
Is star hotter than sun?
NO. The hottest stars have surface temperatures of 50,000 Kelvin degrees. The Sun surface is only 5800 Kelvin degrees, which means that there are hotter starts than the Sun.
Why do some stars appear brighter than others?
The Star’s Distance from Us. However, just because a star looks brighter, doesn’t mean it actually is brighter. A star’s brightness also depends on its proximity to us. The more distant an object is, the dimmer it appears. Therefore, if two stars have the same level of brightness, but one is farther away, the closer star will appear brighter…
Which is brighter a first magnitude star or a sixth magnitude star?
For example, a first magnitude star is 100 brighter than a sixth magnitude star or the sixth magnitude star is 1/100 or .01 dimmer that a first magnitude star. Second example, a fifth magnitude star is 2.512 times brighter than a sixth magnitude star or the sixth magnitude star is 1/2.512 or .40 dimmer that a fifth magnitude star.
Which is brighter a magnitude or a number?
Dimmer stars are zero or positive numbers. The larger the number means the dimmer the star is. For example, a star -1 magnitude is brighter than a star 0 magnitude. A star 0 magnitude is brighter than a star 1 magnitude. A star 1 magnitude is brighter than a star 2 magnitude.
How big is a 9 magnitude star compared to a 1 magnitude star?
The below Star Magnitude Table Based on -1 Magnitude Star shows how much dimmer than a -1 magnitude star are stars to 19th magnitude. For example, most 10 x 50 or 7 x 50 binoculars can detect a 9 magnitude star. A 9 magnitude star is one tenth thousand (1/10,000 or .0001) dimmer than -1 magnitude star.