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Absolute brightness or Absolute magnitude

GLOSSARY

ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS or ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE

 
A measure of the true brightness of an object. The absolute brightness or magnitude of an object is the apparent brightness or magnitude it would have if it were located exactly 32.6 light-years (10 parsecs) away.

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Editor-in-Chief: T. Forveille
Letters Editor-in-Chief: J. Alves
Managing Editor: D. Elbaz

ISSN: 0004-6361 ; e-ISSN: 1432-0746
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