"apparent magnitude" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apparent magnitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} apparent magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural apparent magnitudes)
  1. (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 Wikipedia link: apparent magnitude Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: absolute magnitude, bolometric magnitude Translations (measure of the brightness of a heavenly body): magnitude apparente [feminine] (French), méid dhealraitheach [feminine] (Irish), magnitud ketara (Malay), magnitude aparente [feminine] (Portuguese), magnitudine aparentă [feminine] (Romanian), ви́димая звёздная величина́ (vídimaja zvjózdnaja veličiná) [feminine] (Russian)

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