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![The distance to the Pleiades is 136.2 pc. The absolute V magnitude (M,) of Sirius is -0.57.
What would the apparent magnitude of Sirius if it was situated in this cluster?
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Transcribed Image Text:The distance to the Pleiades is 136.2 pc. The absolute V magnitude (M,) of Sirius is -0.57.
What would the apparent magnitude of Sirius if it was situated in this cluster?
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