Glossary of Astronomical Terms/absolute magnitude

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Absolute magnitude is the magnitude a star would appear to have if it were exactly 10 parsecs away.

Absolute magnitude is a concept related to apparent_magnitude, and is a subclass of the concept of magnitude as a whole.

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