How would one convert measured magnitudes of a satellite object to radiant intensity?

  • #1
Jd1431
2
0
TL;DR Summary
Asking how I would convert measured magnitudes to radiant intensity.
I have the measured magnitudes of a satellite object in four filters and I want to convert this into into Radiant Intensity. I was told that if I integrated the solar spectrum over my filter bandpasses , I could obtain the visual mag of the sun in each of these filters and use this to obtain the RI of the satellite (knowing the satellite mag), However I am unsure of the correct relationships/equations needed to do this.

Any help would be appreciated.
 

Similar threads

Replies
17
Views
3K
Replies
17
Views
2K
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
Replies
10
Views
2K
Replies
1
Views
3K
  • Special and General Relativity
2
Replies
42
Views
4K
  • Classical Physics
Replies
10
Views
3K
Replies
1
Views
3K
  • Classical Physics
Replies
15
Views
2K
  • Sci-Fi Writing and World Building
Replies
21
Views
1K
Back
Top