Negative apparent magnitude is brighter.
The Sun, as seen from Earth, an apparent magnitude of -26.73 (greater than minus twenty six). From Neptune it appears to have a magnitude of -20.
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Magnitude is used in astronomy to indicate how bright a star is. Because of historical reasons the lower the magnitude the brighter the star. Now, if you measure the brightness of a star in the sky...
Apparent Magnitude is the star's brightness as it appears from earth, while, Absolute Magnitude is the apparent brightness of a star if viewed from a distance of 32.6 light years away.
1 is brighter than 6. Magnitude 6 is about the limit for the human eye; weaker objects, that can only be seen in telescopes, have numbers higher than 6. The brightest stars and planets have negative...