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What is used to calculate the absolute magnitude of a star?

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Absolute Magnitude is the measure of essential brightness of a celestial object. It is the hypothetical apparent magnitude of an object at a standard distance of exactly 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) from the observer, assuming no astronomical extinction of starlight. (I found this by searching it on Google, I hope it helps! :)
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