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How much fainter is a 30th magnitude star than Alpha Centauri
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27; therefore, it is 2.512^(30 + 0.27) times dimmer than a 30 magnitude star. Thats 1.28(10¹²) times dimmer.......
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Alpha Centauri has a composite magnitude of -0.27; therefore, it is 2.512^(30 + 0.27) times dimmer than a 30 magnitude star. That's 1.28(10¹²) times dimmer.
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