apparent magnitude

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the magnitude of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth.

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apparent magnitude British  

noun

1. another name for magnitude

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apparent magnitude Scientific  

1. See under magnitude

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Etymology

Origin of apparent magnitude

First recorded in 1870–75

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apparent magnitude

The company says it is planning to use anti-reflective materials on its next-generation satellites, as well as certain flight manoeuvres to reduce the crafts’ apparent magnitude.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 2, 2023

Still, there have been leaks before, though not of the apparent magnitude of the document posted by Politico.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2022

As seen from Earth, the Sun has an apparent magnitude of about −26.7.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

Well, it has an apparent magnitude of 7.075, a similar mass and temperature to our own sun, and a Neptune-sized planet, HD164595 b, in its orbit.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2016

There are in all, in the sky, 20 stars having an apparent magnitude brighter than 1m.5.

From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Charlier, Carl Vilhelm Ludvig