(please correct if i am wrong)
A bright star will have a negative number for its absolute magnitude (brightness)
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B. false
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Brightness of stars is assigned a number starting with the brightest star starting at about -1 magnitude. Dimmer stars are zero or positive numbers. The larger the number means the dimmer the star is. For example, a star -1 magnitude is brighter than a star 0 magnitude.
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