A quasar has a brightness that corresponds to apparent magnitude 13.6 (Unit 55.4).
a. If it is 1.18 billion pc away, how many times brighter than the Sun is it?
The quasar is × 1011 times brighter than the Sun.
b. How does this compare to the brightness of the Milky Way? Assume that the Milky Way contains about _______ 1011 stars.
The quasar is _______ times brighter than the Milky Way.
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