absolute magnitude
the magnitude of a star as it would appear to a hypothetical observer at a distance of 10 parsecs or 32.6 light-years.
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Origin of absolute magnitude
1- Compare apparent magnitude.
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How to use absolute magnitude in a sentence
And the given absolute magnitude to which it is equal is the rectangle beneath the unequal segments, without gnomon.
William Oughtred | Florian CajoriThe absolute magnitude of my misfortune only loomed upon me by degrees.
The O'Conors of Castle Conor | Anthony TrollopeThese relations are, absolute magnitude of force, relation of force and of the different arms mutually, and nature of the country.
On War | Carl von ClausewitzWhen we say "absolute magnitude," we do not mean a magnitude which stands out of all relations to other facts in the universe.
Social Value | B. M. AndersonWhat is the absolute magnitude of the near stars that are not contained in table?
Lectures on Stellar Statistics | Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
British Dictionary definitions for absolute magnitude
the apparent magnitude a given star would have if it were situated at a distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) from the earth
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Scientific definitions for absolute magnitude
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