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Given the table in the file determine:
Which star appears the dimmest
which star is the hottest.
define absolute magnitude
Which star has the highest absolute magnitude?
Define Parsec
calculate the distance to the stars in the table in parsecs.
Calculate the absolute magnitude of Alkaid.

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