Absolute magnitude is the brightness of an object (star, galaxy, etc.) from a standard distance."Bolometric" means that the entire energy output is calculated - not just visible light.
From Wikipedia: "It is estimated to be approximately twice as massive as the Sun and 15 times larger in diameter, and has around 90 times the Sun's bolometric luminosity." Bolometric refers to the total energy radiated, both visible and outside the visible portion. Check the Wikipedia article on "Hamal" for additional details about this star.
Draco star type is negative
A magnitude of -5 is brighter than a magnitude of 2. The magnitude scale used in astronomy is inverted, meaning the lower the number, the brighter the object. So, a negative magnitude indicates a brighter star than a positive magnitude.
In astronomy, Luminosity is the amount of energy a body radiates per unit time. The luminosity of stars is measured in two forms: apparent (counting visible light only) and bolometric (total radiant energy); a bolometer is an instrument that measures radiant energy over a wide band by absorption and measurement of heating. When not qualified, luminosity means bolometric luminosity, which is measured in the SI units watts, or in terms of solar luminosities, ; that is, how many times as much energy the object radiates than the Sun, whose luminosity is 3.846×1026 W. Luminosity is an intrinsic constant independent of distance, and is measured as absolute magnitude corresponding to apparent luminosity, or bolometric magnitude corresponding to bolometric luminosity. In contrast, apparent brightness is related to distance by an inverse square law. Visible brightness is usually measured by apparent magnitude, which is on a logarithmic scale. In measuring star brightnesses, visible luminosity (not total luminosity at all wave lengths), apparent magnitude (visible brightness), and distance are interrelated parameters. If you know two, you can determine the third. Since the sun's luminosity is the standard, comparing these parameters with the sun's apparent magnitude and distance is the easiest way to remember how to convert between them.
The bolometric correction allows you to convert between visual and bolometric (total) magnitude - where the bolometric magnitude includes all radiation emitted by the star, not just visible light. It has nothing to do with the angular diameter.
Absolute magnitude is the brightness of an object (star, galaxy, etc.) from a standard distance."Bolometric" means that the entire energy output is calculated - not just visible light.
R136a1 is the brightest known star. VY Canis Majoris. Its bolometric luminosity is estimated at 8.7 million times that of our Sun. VY Canis Majoris has a bolometric luminosity estimated at 450,000 that of the Sun, which is still very powerful. Bolometric luminosity refers to the entire radiation emitted at all wavelengths (not only visible light), so it is a measure of the power emitted by the star.
No - an F star is an F star and an O star is well an O star The Harvard Spectral Classifications say that a Class 0 star have temperatures =>30,000 degrees Kelvin, they are blue in conventional and apparent colour, have a mass of =>16 Mo, have a solar radii =>6.6 Ro and have a luminosity (bolometric) of =>30,000 Lo. Class F star have temperatures 6,000 - 7,500 degrees Kelvin, they are yellowish-white in conventional colour and white in apparent colour, have a mass of 1.04 - 1.4 Mo, have a solar radii 1.15 - 1.4 Ro and have a luminosity (bolometric) of 1.5 - 5 Lo.
The most luminous star in space is named R136a1 which is 160,000 light years away from space. It measures absolute bolometric magnitude of -12.6 , and an apparent visible magnitude of 12.84.
From Wikipedia: "It is estimated to be approximately twice as massive as the Sun and 15 times larger in diameter, and has around 90 times the Sun's bolometric luminosity." Bolometric refers to the total energy radiated, both visible and outside the visible portion. Check the Wikipedia article on "Hamal" for additional details about this star.
the positive is the dimmest star. the negative is the brightest star.
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There is a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud called R136a1 which has an absolute magnitude of -12.5. Undoubtedly others will turn up as time goes by. M33-013406.63 in the Traingulm Galaxy has an absolute magnitude of -12.2 to -12.7 (not quite sure of the exact M)
The simple answer is that it does not. It is important to note that stars radiate across a whole range of electromagnetic frequencies, not just in the visible part of the spectrum. Astronomers use bolometric absolute magnitude to adjust for the fact that a star may be radiating much of their energy outside of the visible range. Using the bolometric absolute magnitude, the brightest star, with magnitude -12.5 is RMC136a1 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, at a distance of 163000 light years.Among stars visible to the naked eye, Bellatrix does not even make it to the top ten in terms of its bolometric absolute magnitude. That distinction goes to P Cygni with an absolute magnitude of -9.7. It is 5900 light years away. In comparison, Bellatrix has a magnitude of only -2.64
The luminosity of a star gives the most information about its physical nature. Luminosity is a measure of how much energy a star emits per unit of time and is directly related to its size, temperature, and distance. By knowing a star's luminosity, scientists can determine its mass, age, and evolutionary stage.
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