Absolute visual magnitude is   a. the apparent magnitude of a star observed from Earth.   b. the luminosity of a star observed from a distance of 1,000 pc.   c. the apparent magnitude of a star observed from a distance of 10 pc.   d. the luminosity of a star observed from Earth.

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Absolute visual magnitude is
  a.
the apparent magnitude of a star observed from Earth.
  b.
the luminosity of a star observed from a distance of 1,000 pc.
  c.
the apparent magnitude of a star observed from a distance of 10 pc.
  d.
the luminosity of a star observed from Earth.
  e.
c and d.
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