Polaris Is 132 Pc from Earth and Has an Absolute

question 31

Multiple Choice

Polaris is 132 pc from Earth and has an absolute visual magnitude of -3.1. What is the apparent visual magnitude of this star

• A)0.74
• B)1.18
• C)0.5
• D)2.5

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