apparent magnitude
Noun
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Noun
apparent magnitude
- (astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a decrease of 1 unit represents an increase in the light received by a factor of 2.512
- French: magnitude apparente
- Portuguese: magnitude aparente
- Russian: ви́димая звёздная величина́
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