apparent magnitude

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apparent magnitudesearch for term: The magnitude of a star or other celestial body as measured from Earth. Apparent magnitude depends upon the intrinsic brightness of the object and on its distance; that is, near-by objects appear brighter than more distant objects of the same intrinsic brightness.