The Star Alderamin Has an Apparent Magnitude of 2

question 177

Multiple Choice

The star Alderamin has an apparent magnitude of 2.4 and an absolute magnitude of 1.4. The star Merak has an apparent magnitude of 2.4 and absolute magnitude of 0.5. Assuming that neither star has been dimmed by interstellar clouds, one can say for sure that Merak is

• A) the same distance as Alderamin from Earth.
• B) farther away from Earth than Alderamin.
• C) an intrinsically fainter star than Alderamin.
• D) closer to Earth than Alderamin.

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