Question

Which of the following bodies has a brightness that surpasses Venus’?

My options are Jupiter, Mars, the stars, and the Moon. Jupiter and mars are obviously out and Venus is brighter than all the stars in the sky (besides the sun lol) so it would be the moon right? just a lil confused.

btw i'm not sure what subject to post this in since there's no astronomy subject.

Answer 1

Hi there!

The answer would be the stars. Since the sun is a star, the star is the answer. A star is much, much hotter than Venus, making it much brighter.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: the Moon.

Explanation:

Brightness of celestial object is given in terms of magnitude. Apparent magnitude reflects how bright an object appears from the Earth. The apparent magnitude of the Moon is (-12.7 )greater than the apparent magnitude of the Venus (-4.4). The more negative value, the brighter is the object. Thus, the brightness of the moon surpasses the brightness of Venus.