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Apparent magnitude (m) is
a measure of the
brightness of a star,
astronomical object or
other celestial objects like
artificial satellites. Its
value depends...
- is
a list
of stars arranged by
their apparent magnitude –
their brightness as
observed from Earth. It
includes all
stars brighter than
magnitude +2.50...
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Magnitude values do not have
a unit. The
scale is
logarithmic and
defined such that
a magnitude 1
star is
exactly 100
times brighter than
a magnitude...
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ancient scale of apparent magnitude was
logarithmically defined, so that
a star of magnitude 1.00 is
exactly 100
times as
bright as one
of 6.00. The scale...
- astronomy,
absolute magnitude (M) is
a measure of the
luminosity of a celestial object on an
inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale; the more luminous...
- Minoris),
a bright magnitude 2
star aligned approximately with its
northern axis that
serves as
a pre-eminent
star in
celestial navigation, and
a much dimmer...
- Earth,
a star's absolute magnitude (M) and
apparent magnitude (m) are not equivalent; for example, the
bright star Sirius has an
apparent magnitude of −1...
- from Earth. The
primary is
a white star of magnitude 4.8 and the
secondary is
a yellow star of magnitude 7.8. U Gem is
a dwarf nova type cataclysmic...
- is
about 16%
of the Sun's, and it has 19%
of the Sun's diameter.
Despite its proximity, the
star has
a dim
apparent visual magnitude of +9.5 and is invisible...
- also
called the
Richter magnitude scale, Richter's
magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is
a measure of the
strength of earthquakes, developed...
