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kimikims
Oct5-04, 02:03 PM
Can anyone tell me the equation for magnitude? Thanks.
arildno
Oct5-04, 02:13 PM
The magnitude of what?
Folly or vectors?
Tide
Oct5-04, 02:18 PM
Can anyone tell me the equation for magnitude? Thanks.

absolute magnitude = apparent magnitude - 5 × log(distance in parsecs) + 5.

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