HyperDic: absolute_magnitude

English > 1 sense of the expression absolute magnitude:
NOUNattributeabsolute magnitude(astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
English > absolute magnitude: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning(astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth.
Categoryastronomy, uranologyThe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
BroadermagnitudeThe property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Spanishmagnitud absoluta
Catalanmagnitud absoluta

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