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Record 1 1987-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
CONT

The difference m-M [apparent magnitude minus absolute magnitude] ... depends only on the distance of the star and is called its "distance modulus". The distance Modulus of a star, then, is a measure of its distance, from which the actual distance, in parsecs, can be calculated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
CONT

[...] si la magnitude absolue [M] est définie par d'autres considérations quelconques, en connaissant la magnitude apparente [m], il est facile de trouver la distance [r] exprimée en parsecs, en appliquant la condition log r = 1 + 0,2 (m-M). La quantité (m-M) s'appelle «module de distance».

Spanish

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