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Questions Based On The Astronomical Measurements

This document contains 27 questions about astronomical measurements and calculations involving apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, luminosity, temperature, distance, and density of stars. The questions require applying equations that relate these properties to calculate values like apparent magnitude, distance, luminosity ratios, densities, and radii of stars given various observed properties and measurements.

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Questions Based On The Astronomical Measurements

This document contains 27 questions about astronomical measurements and calculations involving apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, luminosity, temperature, distance, and density of stars. The questions require applying equations that relate these properties to calculate values like apparent magnitude, distance, luminosity ratios, densities, and radii of stars given various observed properties and measurements.

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Questions based on the astronomical measurements

Q.1 A Constellation has 106 number of stars. The average apparent magnitude of the stars is
m=13. What is the apparent magnitude of the constellation?
Q.2 The star Wolf 359 has apparent magnitude of -1.2 with parallax of 0.0095” and Ts = 3100K.
The mass of the star is 30 times the mass of the sun. What is the density of Wolf 359?
Q.3 A Binary star system has apparent magnitude of 1.26 and 1.87. Since this star is seen as a
single star, and its visible apparent magnitude?
Q.4 There is a binary star with spectral grade of B3V and A2III. The absolute magnitude of
each star in the binary star system is M1=-2.0 and M2=-0.7. The binary star system is
observed as a single star with an apparent magnitude of m=7.2. Find the distance to the
binary star system in parsecs, AU and light years.
Q.5 If the definition of absolute magnitude was taken to be 30 parsecs rather than the customary
10, what would be the equation that depicts the difference between apparent magnitude
and the absolute magnitude?
Q.6 If the apparent magnitude of the Sun and Jupiter at 1 AU distance is to be taken as -27 and
-5, then calculate their apparent magnitude of Sun and Jupiter from Alpha Centauri.
Q.9 Antares is a giant star with an apparent magnitude if -1.2, parallax of 0.0095 and a surface
temperature of 3100 K. Its mass is 30 times the mass of the sun. Compare the average
density of Antares to that of the sun.
Q.10 The apparent brightness of a star is taken as 4.43 and its distance is 190 parsecs. In order
for the star to be dimmer by having an apparent brightness difference of 0.01; how far does
the star need to be moved to achieve this effect?
Q.11 If Star A has 250 times more luminosity then Star B and if Star B has an apparent magnitude
of 4, what is the apparent magnitude of Star A?
Q.12 The following stars have the given properties of:

- Deneb: m=1.3 and d=500 Parsecs


- Antares: m=0.9 and d=130 Parsecs
As based upon this information, which star is more brighter? What would be the ratio of
their Luminosity?
Q.13 A variable star has a maximum apparent brightness of 6.0 and a minimum apparent
brightness of 9.0. Also their spectrum has been measured and the maximum and minimum
temperature of the variable star is 2600 and 1900 K. Find the ratio of the two states of the
star.
Q.14 If we choose 30 parsecs for absolute magnitude definition, then rewrite and redefine the
equation for m-M.
Q.15 A binary star is perceived as a single star with a combined apparent magnitude of 2.37
and one of the stars in the binary system has an apparent magnitude of 3.96. Find the
apparent magnitude of the other star.
Q.16 A supernova has a maximum apparent magnitude of -1. The apparent magnitude of the star
before the supernova was 19. How many times has the intensity (I) has increased?
Q.17 If a star has a surface temperature of 25000 K then find the relationship of how many times
more energy is outputted from this star as compared to our Sun?
Q.18 There is a neutron star with an effective temperature of 10000 K and luminosity of 0.01.
What is the radius of this neutron star in terms of our sun? (Only For this problem take Tsun
as 5000 K)
Q.19 How far away would it have to be for its brightness (not apparent magnitude) to decrease
ten thousand fold? Also, what would its new apparent magnitude be? Its absolute
magnitude? Check these answers by using the distance modulus.
Q.20 A star has an apparent magnitude of 6.0 and 9.0 as minimum and maximum respectively.
Its minimum and maximum effective temperature is 2600K and 1900K. Find the ratio of
maximum and minimum radii?
Q.21 The sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.7 and temperature of 5780K. A star has a
temperature of 9000K and an absolute magnitude of 0. Find its radius?
Q.22 If a white dwarf has an effective temperature of 104 K and Luminosity of 10-2Lʘ then find
its radius. Tʘ = 5000K
Q.23 A star has an apparent magnitude of 12. Then it undergoes supernova and it has an apparent
brightness of -1. How much has the light intensity increased?
Q.24 A star has an apparent magnitude of 4.43 and distance of 190 parsecs. In order for the star
to appear 0.1 less bright, how far it needs to be?
Q.25 A star has an apparent magnitude of 6 and absolute magnitude is 0. What is the distance
in Light years?
Q.26 A Star has an absolute magnitude of -2 and a distance of 1500 parsecs. Find the apparent
magnitude and its parallax?
Q.27 Which star is nearer? First star has 0.012” parallax and second star has distance of 271.87
light years.

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