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vocab term
| 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 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 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 standard distance |