Magnitude
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| definition | A measure of brightness in astronomy on a logarithmic scale in which a difference of five magnitudes represents a difference of 100 times in brightness. In this scale the lower a magnitude, the brighter the object. The faintest magnitude reached by unaided eye is 6. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | |||||||||||||||||||||