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The absolute magnitude of a star:

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how bright the star looks from earth
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Astronomers define star brightness in terms of apparent magnitude (how bright the star appears from Earth) and absolute magnitude (how bright the starappears at a standard distance of 32.6 light years, or 10 parsecs).
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