Apparent Magnitude - Standard Reference Values

Standard Reference Values

Standard Apparent Magnitudes and Fluxes for Typical Bands
Band Flux at m = 0, (Jy) Flux at m = 0,
U 0.36 0.15 1810 1.81
B 0.44 0.22 4260 4.26
V 0.55 0.16 3640 3.64
R 0.64 0.23 3080 3.08
I 0.79 0.19 2550 2.55
J 1.26 0.16 1600 1.6
H 1.60 0.23 1080 1.08
K 2.22 0.23 670 6.7
g 0.52 0.14 3730 3.73
r 0.67 0.14 4490 4.49
i 0.79 0.16 4760 4.76
z 0.91 0.13 4810 4.81

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