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apparent magnitude

noun

Definitions

  1. a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.

    a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for apparent magnitude. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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