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sikrut
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How much flux reaches Earth from an unobscured star?
##m_{sun} = -26.83## and ##M_{sun} = +4.74##
##m = +6## and ##M = +4.74##
Calculated distance of target star:
##d = 17.86 pc##
Now, here I'm trying to find the flux of a star that has the same absolute magnitude as our sun, but has an apparent magnitude of 6.
Does it make sense to assume that because their absolute mags are the same, that the ratio of their luminosities should be 1? Further more, under that assumption, I understand how to calculate the ratio of their fluxes (sun to star), but I am a bit lost when trying to calculate their fluxes independently...
##m_{sun} = -26.83## and ##M_{sun} = +4.74##
##m = +6## and ##M = +4.74##
Calculated distance of target star:
##d = 17.86 pc##
Now, here I'm trying to find the flux of a star that has the same absolute magnitude as our sun, but has an apparent magnitude of 6.
Does it make sense to assume that because their absolute mags are the same, that the ratio of their luminosities should be 1? Further more, under that assumption, I understand how to calculate the ratio of their fluxes (sun to star), but I am a bit lost when trying to calculate their fluxes independently...