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 1000 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
C
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