Apparent Magnitude Definition

noun

Magnitude.

Webster's New World

(astronomy) A numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a decrease of 1 unit represents an increase in the light received by a factor of 2.512

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Noun

Singular:
apparent magnitude
Plural:
apparent magnitudes

Apparent Magnitude Sentence Examples

  • If w be the apparent magnitude of the source seen from A, wb should be much smaller than the above quantity, or w

  • The apparent magnitude is a measure of the star's flux received by us.

  • Star A has an apparent magnitude = 5.4 and star B has an apparent magnitude = 2.4.

  • For instance, when they insisted that the visual apparent magnitude of IUMA was lower than its absolute magnitude.

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