apparent magnitude

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noun Astronomy.

the magnitude of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth.

Compare absolute magnitude.

Origin:
1870–75

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apparent magnitude

—n
	another name for magnitude

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apparent magnitude
See under magnitude.

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