From the page titled, "Absolute Magnitude" and with the disclaimer on that page "not about the magazine," [emphasis mine to aid in finding the info] > Absolute magnitude is the measure of intrinsic brightness of a > celestial object. It is the hypothetical apparent magnitude of an > object at a standard distance of exactly 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) > from the observer, assuming no astronomical extinction of starlight. > This places the objects on a common basis and allows the true energy > output of astronomical objects to be compared without the distortion > introduced by distance. As with all astronomical magnitudes, the > absolute magnitude can be specified for different wavelength > intervals; for stars the most commonly quoted absolute magnitude is > the absolute visual magnitude, which uses only the visual (V) band of > the spectrum (UBV system). Also commonly used is the **absolute > bolometric magnitude**, which is the total luminosity expressed in > magnitude units that takes into account energy radiated at all > wavelengths, whether visible or not. So in short, AbsMag is Visual Luminosity and AbsBol is Total Luminosity, Visual and Otherwise. (from comment by MiscellaneousUser)