absolute magnitude Comparison Table

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absolute magnitude comparison table

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bolometric absolute magnitude radiation unit absolute magnitude M_bol A measure of the total amount of energy radiated by a star at all wavelengths. M_bol of Sun = 4.72 mag. The fraction of total energy emitted by a very blue or very red star that lies in the visible range may differ from the total energy by 4 or 5 mag - i.e., only a few percent of the energy lies in the visible.

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bolometric absolute magnitude	radiation unit	absolute magnitude		M_bol	A measure of the total amount of energy radiated by a star at all wavelengths. M_bol of Sun = 4.72 mag. The fraction of total energy emitted by a very blue or very red star that lies in the visible range may differ from the total energy by 4 or 5 mag - i.e., only a few percent of the energy lies in the visible.

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