"telescopic star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telescopic stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} telescopic star (plural telescopic stars)
  1. (astronomy) a star that is fainter than 7th magnitude in apparent magnitude, and therefore in most cases is not visible to the naked eye. Categories (topical): Stars
    Sense id: en-telescopic_star-en-noun-usPLSfhB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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