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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...
- astronomy,
absolute magnitude (M) is
a measure of the
luminosity of a celestial object on an
inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale; the more luminous...
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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...
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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...
- 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...
- also
called the
Richter magnitude scale, Richter's
magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is
a measure of the
strength of earthquakes, developed...
- Most
ordinary human activity takes place at
temperatures of this
order of magnitude. Cir****stances
where water naturally occurs in
liquid form are shown...
- 233 days; its
minimum magnitude is 3.9 and its
maximum magnitude is 3.1. The
secondary is
of magnitude 6. κ Gem is
a binary star 143 light-years from Earth...
