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2007-04-26 03:15:36 · 5 answers · asked by notynika 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The stars like SUN are the mass having its own lights.
But planets are the simple mass revolving around the star like SUN .
The planets are bright due to reflection of light emitted by the SUN and the nearest planet to the earth is VENUS that reflects most of the lights (because the size almost equal to the EARTH )therefore we feel the brightest planet is VENUS.
2007-04-26 03:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by DKD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The brightest as it appears in the night sky, viewed from earth is Venus. However, the planet's albedos are:
Mercury: 0.11
Venus: 0.65
Earth: 0.37
Mars: 0.15
Jupiter: 0.52
Saturn: 0.47
Uranus: 0.51
Neptune: 0.41
Pluto: 0.49-0.66
So, the planet with the highest albedo is either Venus or Pluto. The albedo is the ratio incident to reflected light, so the higher the albedo, the brighter a planet will shine in response to a given light source at a given distance. Of course the total amount of light reflected will also depend on the volume and hence the surface area of the planet.
2007-04-26 03:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ian I 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus is the brightest planet in our solar system.
2007-04-26 03:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Planets are not bright. They are not light sources. But if lighted by the sun, then the closest would be the "brightest" because it will have more direct sunlight.
2007-04-26 03:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by jcann17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus. You can see it shining brightly high in the west just after sundown tonight and for the next few months.
2007-04-26 03:22:18 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋