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vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| soler 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 orbits a star. |
| light year | the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers. |
| star | a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star. |
| universe | space and all the matter and energy in it. |
| luminosity | the actual brightness of an object such as a star |
| apparent magnitude | the brightness of a star as seen from earth |
| absolute magnitude | a measure of how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance. |