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Defenition of the word absolute magnitude

    • Defenition of the word absolute magnitude

      • The apparent magnitude an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance (10 parsecs, 1 AU, or 100 km depending on object type) away from the observer, in the absence of astronomical extinction.
      • (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

    Hypernyms for the word absolute magnitude

      • magnitude

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