apparent magnitude

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Asteroid 65 Cybele and 2 stars with their apparent magnitudes labeled.

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Noun

apparent magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural apparent magnitudes)

  1. (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

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