Meanings
nounapparent magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural apparent magnitudes)
plural apparent magnitudes
- countableuncountableastronomya numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a star with apparent magnitude 0 gives an illuminance of 2.54 microlux just outside the earth's atmosphere, or 82% of that (2.08 microlux) under clear skies, and every increase of 1 unit represents a decrease in the light received by a factor of 2.512.
Translations
French magnitude apparente
- magnitude apparentemeasure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Hindi सापेक्ष कांतिमान
- सापेक्ष कांतिमान (sāpekṣ kāntimān)measure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Irish méid dhealraitheach
- méid dhealraitheachmeasure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Malay magnitud ketara
- magnitud ketarameasure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Portuguese magnitude aparente
- magnitude aparentemeasure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Romanian magnitudine aparentă
- magnitudine aparentămeasure of the brightness of a heavenly body
Russian ви́димая звёздная величина́
- ви́димая звёздная величина́ (vídimaja zvjózdnaja veličiná)measure of the brightness of a heavenly body
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