apparent brightness

English

Noun

apparent brightness (countable and uncountable, plural apparent brightnesses)

(astronomy) The brightness of a star as measured by an observer, as opposed to its intrinsic brightness when corrected for distance or absorption.

Translations

brightness of star

Finnish: näennäinen kirkkaus
Portuguese: brilho aparente m
Russian: ви́димый блеск m (vídimyj blesk)

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