You have observed the following magnitudes of an A5 V star…
You have observed the following magnitudes of an A5 V star: mV=12.50 and mB = 13.30. Use the canonical ratio of total to selective extinction, RV= 3.1, if needed. (A) What is the color excess of the star? (B) What is the visual (V-filter) extinction to the star? (C) What is the distance to the star in pc? (D) What is this star’s lifetime in Gyr or Myr?
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