absolute magnitude

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut/, /ˌæb.səˈljut/ + IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tjud/, /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tud/

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Noun

absolute magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural absolute magnitudes)

1. (astronomy) The intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years.

Related terms

• apparent magnitude
• bolometric magnitude

Translations

intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 絕對星等／绝对星等 (zh) (juéduì xīngděng)

• Dutch: absolute grootte m, absolute helderheid m
• Finnish: absoluuttinen magnitudi
• French: magnitude absolue (fr) f
• German: Absolute Helligkeit f
• Icelandic: reyndarbirta f, reyndarbirtustig n
• Irish: dearbhmhéid f
• Malay: magnitud mutlak
• Romanian: mărime absolută f
• Russian: абсолю́тная звёздная величина́ f (absoljútnaja zvjózdnaja veličiná)