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Luminosity is an absolute measure of radiated electromagnetic energy per unit time, and is synonymous with the radiant power emitted by a light-emitting object. [1] [2] In astronomy, luminosity is the total amount of electromagnetic energy emitted per unit of time by a star, galaxy, or other astronomical objects. [3] [4]
In astronomy, absolute magnitude (M) is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale; the more luminous (intrinsically bright) an object, the lower its magnitude number.
Absolute magnitude, which measures the luminosity of an object (or reflected light for non-luminous objects like asteroids); it is the object's apparent magnitude as seen from a specific distance, conventionally 10 parsecs (32.6 light years). The difference between these concepts can be seen by comparing two stars.
brightest (luminosity distance of 2.4 billion light-years) +13.42: moon Triton: seen from Earth Maximum brightness [61] +13.65: dwarf planet Pluto: seen from Earth maximum brightness, [66] 725 times fainter than magnitude 6.5 naked eye skies +13.9 moon Titania: seen from Earth Maximum brightness; brightest moon of Uranus +14.1 star WR 102: seen ...
A tea light-type candle, imaged with a luminance camera; false colors indicate luminance levels per the bar on the right (cd/m 2). Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction. [1]
The first list shows a few of the known stars with an estimated luminosity of 1 million L ☉ or greater, including the stars in open cluster, OB association and H II region. The majority of stars thought to be more than 1 million L ☉ are shown, but the list is incomplete.
Factor ()Multiple Value Item 0 0 lux 0 lux Absolute darkness 10 −4: 100 microlux 100 microlux: Starlight overcast moonless night sky [1]: 140 microlux: Venus at brightest [1]: 200 microlux
astro: approximate luminosity of the Beta Centauri triple star system [71] 3.3 × 10 31 W astro: approximate luminosity of Betelgeuse, a highly-evolved red supergiant 10 32: 1.23 × 10 32 W astro: approximate luminosity of Deneb: 10 33: 1.26 × 10 33 W astro: approximate luminosity of the Pistol Star, an LBV which emits in 10 seconds the Sun's ...