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if you moved closer and closer to a star, how would its apparent magnitude change? a. it would increase. b. it would decrease. c. it would remain the same.

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Your answer is B. Decrease Hopefully this helps!

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As you move closer to the star, it appears brighter. Brighter magnitudes are lower numbers, so the star's apparent magnitude would decrease.
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