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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solar system | the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it |
| galaxy | a collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity |
| planet | a relatively large spherical body that orbit a star |
| light years | the distance that light travels in one year |
| star | a large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits lights |
| univers | space and all the matter and energy in it |
| apparent magnitude | the brightness of a star wen you can see from earth |
| absolute magnitude | absolute magnitude is a measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a distance |
| luminosity | the actual brightness of a object like a star |