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Karachentsev et al. give a blue absolute magnitude of −20.8. Combined with a color index of 0.55 estimated here, an absolute visual magnitude of −21.35 (−20.8 − 0.55 = −21.35) is obtained. Note that determining the absolute magnitude of the Milky Way is very difficult, because Earth is inside it.
Anglada-Escudé, Guillem; et al. A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri. Nature. 2016, 536: 437–440. PMID 27558064. doi:10.1038/nature19106.
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