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stars
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| star | a large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light; sun is a typical star. |
| apparent magnitude | the brightness of a star as seen from earth. |
| luminosity | the actual brightness of an object such as a star. |
| absolute magnatude | a measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance. |
| temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. |
| main-sequence stars | |
| astronomical-unit | a average distance between earth and the sun |