A star's apparent magnitude is a measure of
A) how bright it appears to us if it is at its actual distance.
B) how bright it appears to us at a standard distance of 10 pc.
C) its energy output per second compared to the Sun.
D) its mass in solar masses.
E) its surface temperature in Kelvin.
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