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astronomical distance

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noun

  1. the distance from one celestial body to another, measured in astronomical units, light-years, or parsecs.


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Both stars are absolute beasts, blasting out fierce amounts of light, but across that astronomical distance their brilliance is diminished to naked-eye invisibility.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2022

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