| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDES OF SELECTED OBJECTS | ||||
|
Object |
Mv |
Object |
Mv | |
| Bright Quasar | -25 | Altair | 2.2 | |
| cD Galaxy | -23 | Sun (bolometric, L = 3.83 ´ 1026 W | 4.75 | |
| M 31 | -21.6 | Sun (visual) | 4.83 | |
| The Galaxy | -21.? | Sirius B (white dwarf) | 11.56 | |
| Supernova (Type Ia) | -19.6 | Barnard's Star | 13.25 | |
| Large Globular Star Cluster | -13 | Proxima Centauri (nearest star) | 15.45 | |
| S Doradus (once thought to have been a star) | -9.4 | VB 10 | 18.57 | |
| Deneb | -7.3 | Faintest Stars | ≈ 20 | |
| Rigel | -7.0 | Jupiter* at opposition | 25.9 | |
| Polaris | -4.6ª | 100-Watt Light Bulb (efficiency = 10%) | 68.7 | |
| Spica | -3.6 | *Given planetary magnitude refers to maximum brightness. | ||
| Capella | -0.7 | ªVariable star. Given magnitude refers to mean brightness. | ||
| Arcturus | -0.2 | |||
| Vega | +0.5 | M = m + 5 - 5 log r | ||
| Sirius | 1.4 | |||