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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solar system | A solar system is a group of planets and other bodies that revolve around a star |
| planet | A planet is a celestial body |
| star | a natural body visible in the sky especially at night that gives off light or shines by reflection |
| galaxy | Galaxies consist of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by gravity. |
| light-year | Light-year is the distance light travels in one year |
| universe | It includes all of space, and all the matter and energy that space contains. |
| apparent magnitude | Astronomers use the term apparent magnitude to describe how bright an object appears in the sky from Earth. |
| luminosity | Luminosity is an absolute measure of radiated electromagnetic energy per unit time |
| absolute magnitude | Absolute magnitude is defined to be the apparent magnitude an object would have if it were located at a distance of 10 parsecs. |