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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017
In our Galaxy, it is possible to determine the absolute magnitude of a star by mean of the intensity of the hydrogen lines, if we know the spectral type of the star or its temperature (see for instance Petrie, 1965; Hutchings, 1966; Balona and Crampton, 1974; Crawford, 1973, 1978; …).