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.
The full...
It means "apparent" - visible to the naked eye. It is the magnitude of an object as viewed from Earth. The Sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.73 because it is very close to us. However, Sirius,...