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vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solar system | The sun and all 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 |
| star | a large celestial body that is composed o gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star |
| universe | space and all the matter and energy in it |
| 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 |
| light year | the distance that light travels in one year;about 9.46 trillion kilometers |
| luminosity | the actual brightness of an object such as a star |