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Definition of 'absolute magnitude'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) absolute magnitude
the magnitude of a star as it would appear to a hypothetical observer at a distance of 10 parsecs or 32.6 light-years.

Etymology: (1900–05)

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1. (noun) absolute magnitude
(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

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