2006-08-27 13:46:27 · 5 answers · asked by whitney 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Brighter. Higher numbers are dimmer and lower numbers are brighter. Since 0 is not the brightest star, they use negative numbers. The bigger the negative number, the brighter the star.
2006-08-27 13:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brighter and I don't beleie any exists. I think -1.8 is the brightest star. Vega maybe.
The planet mars varies from -2 to +2
Jupiter is pretty much a constant -1
Saturn is pretty much a consttant +1
Venus goes from -1 to -4.5
+4 is about the best you can see in the city, maybe +6 out in the desert or mountains.
The former planet Pluto, now a drawf Pluton, which is tastey in Salads with Newman's dressing, is something like a +12 or +15
2006-08-27 23:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is brighter. For every whole number of magnitude, it is appx. 2.512 times as bright. For example, a magnitued 1 star is 2.512 times brighter than a magnitude 2 star. The unusual number deals with a logarithmic ratio. It best works out that a magnitude 1 star is 100 times as bright as a magnitued 6 star. Also, this type of magnitude is referred to as apparent magnitude, as opposed to absolute magnitude, which is measured based on the luminoscity of a star from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.616 light years).
2006-08-27 22:29:31 · answer #3 · answered by kletty75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brighter
The higher the number, the fainter the star.
2006-08-27 20:48:19 · answer #4 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BRIGHTER
2006-08-27 20:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Penney S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋