Sentences with phrase «apparent magnitude»

[90] Then it will reach the stationary radial velocity (RVel) of 0.0 km / s and the maximum apparent magnitude of − 0.86 v (which is comparable to present - day magnitude of Canopus).

Full - sky star catalogues detach the star designation from the star's constellation and aim at enumerating all stars with apparent magnitude greater than a given cut - off value.

Depending on its and the planet's position on their respective orbits, Alpha Centauri B would vary in apparent magnitude between − 18.2 (dimmest) and − 21.0 (brightest).

Also, if another similar planet orbited at 0.71 AU from Alpha Centauri B (so that in turn Alpha Centauri B appeared as bright as the Sun seen from the Earth), this hypothetical planet would receive slightly more light from the more luminous Alpha Centauri A, which would shine 4.7 to 7.3 magnitudes dimmer than Alpha Centauri B (or the Sun seen from the Earth), ranging in apparent magnitude between − 19.4 (dimmest) and − 22.1 (brightest).

Based on the calculated absolute magnitudes, the visual apparent magnitudes of Alpha Centauri A and B would be − 6.5 and − 5.2, respectively.

From Proxima Centauri b, Alpha Centauri AB would appear like two close bright stars with the combined apparent magnitude of − 6.8.

Ok, I did a preliminary check on the Extrasolar Planet Encyclopedia; I converted all stellar apparent magnitudes to absolute magnitudes, those to luminosity (* solar), and calculated the inner and outer boundaries of the HZ, generously assuming an inner edge of 0.9 AU and an outer edge of 1.5 AU for our own solar system.

Omega Nebula — Messier 17 Constellation: Sagittarius Coordinates: 18h 20m 26s (right ascension), -16 ° 10» 36» (declination) Distance: 5,000 to 6,000 light years Apparent magnitude: 6.0 Apparent dimensions: 11 arcminutes Angular size: 20 ′ x 15 ′ Designations: Omega Nebula, Messier 17, NGC 6618, Swan Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Lobster Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, RCW 160, Sharpless 45, Gum 81

You first plot the cluster's main - sequence on a color - magnitude diagram with apparent magnitudes, not absolute magnitude.

It ranges in brightness from about − 2.0 to 5.5 in apparent magnitude, but is not easily seen; its greatest angular separation from the Sun (greatest elongation) is only 28.3 ° (it can only be seen in twilight).

Astronomers measure the brightness of objects in the sky on a scale of apparent magnitude — the brighter the object, the greater the negative number; the dimmer, the greater the positive number.

The size of each star is determined by its apparent magnitude, as viewed from the current location of the spaceship.

The observer would plot the path of a meteor among the stars on a chart and note its apparent magnitude, the time, and other information.

Mu Lyrae has apparent magnitude 5.12 and belongs to the spectral class A0IV.

Even during the time of this nearest approach, however, the apparent magnitude of Alpha Centauri will still not surpass that of Sirius, which will brighten incrementally over the next 60,000 years, and will continue to be the brightest star as seen from Earth for the next 210,000 years.

These visual apparent magnitudes are much dimmer than the apparent magnitude of the Sun as viewed from the Earth (− 26.7).

Furthermore, Alpha Centauri A's sidereal period of approximately eighty years means that this star would move through the local ecliptic as slowly as Uranus with its eighty - four year period, but as the orbit of Alpha Centauri A is more elliptical, its apparent magnitude will be far more variable.

The brighter component is an F - type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F5V [3] and an apparent magnitude of 6.33.

The Bright Star Catalogue, which is a star catalogue listing all stars of apparent magnitude 6.5 or brighter, or roughly every star visible to the naked eye from Earth, contains 9,096 stars.

The galaxy is located approximately 11.8 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.94.

NGC 6352 is a globular cluster with an apparent magnitude of 7.8.

The galaxies lie at an approximate distance of 52 million light years from Earth and have an apparent magnitude of 10.

The cluster Globular One (G1) contains several million stars and has an apparent magnitude of 13.72, which makes it brighter than the Milky Way's brightest globular, Omega Centauri.

The brightest star in the constellation is Kornephoros, Beta Herculis, with an apparent magnitude of 2.81.

It has an apparent magnitude of 5.41 and is approximately 558 light years distant from the solar system.

The cluster is nine light years in radius, has an apparent magnitude of 7.5, and is approximately 4,900 light years distant.

Cartwheel Galaxy Type: S pec (Ring) Constellation: Sculptor Coordinates: 00h 37m 41.1 s (right ascension), -33 ° 42» 59» (declination) Distance: 496 million light years (150 Mpc) Apparent dimensions: 1 ′.1 x 0 ′.9 Apparent magnitude: 15.2 Mass: 2.9 — 4.8 billion solar masses Designations: Cartwheel Galaxy, PGC 2248, ESO 350 - 40, AM0035 - 335, MCG -06-02-022a

It has an apparent magnitude that varies from 6.5 to 14.0 over a pulsational period of 732 days.

It has an apparent magnitude of 5.88 and is 36.1 light years distant from the solar system.

It has an apparent magnitude of 12.68 and is approximately 60 million light years distant from Earth.

The galaxy lies at an approximate distance of 60 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.

It has an apparent magnitude of 7.6 and is 25,800 light years distant from Earth and about 3,800 light years away from the Galactic centre.

The brightest star in the constellation is Eta Piscium, with an apparent magnitude of 3.62.

With an apparent magnitude of 2.84, it is the brightest star in the Ara constellation.

Messier 31 has an apparent magnitude of 3.44.

Messier 69 lies at a distance of 29,700 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.31.

The Whirlpool Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and lies at an approximate distance of 23 million light years from Earth.

The brighter component has an apparent magnitude of +5.57 and is classified as a blue - white B - type main sequence dwarf.

The galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 9.8 and lies at an approximate distance of 55 million light years from Earth.

The system is composed of a blue - white giant with the stellar classification of B9III - IV and a visual magnitude of 5.33, a white subgiant belonging to the stellar class A0IVMn with an apparent magnitude of 5.63, and a star with a magnitude of 8.5 separated from the second component by 37.7 arc seconds.

M54 has an apparent magnitude of 8.37 and lies at a distance of 87,400 light years from Earth.

AG Antliae has an apparent magnitude of 5.53 and is more than 2000 light years distant.

In this activity, students learn how to construct a histogram for the stars in a star field, bin them according to their apparent magnitude and answer questions related to the chart.

This is about 13 billion times brighter than the next brightest star, Sirius, which has an apparent magnitude of − 1.46.

Easily the brightest object we can see, with an apparent magnitude of − 26.74.