xīng
děng

technical
noun

Meaning of 星等

星等 means magnitude; the logarithmic scale of brightness for celestial bodies, where lower numbers indicate greater luminosity. Pronounced xīng děng.

  • magnitude; the logarithmic scale of brightness for celestial bodies, where lower numbers indicate greater luminosity

Definitions & Examples

Tiān
láng
xīng
de
shì
xīng
děng
wéi
diǎn
liù
 
shì
kōng
zhōng
zuì
liàng
de
héng
xīng
zhī
 

Sirius has an apparent magnitude of minus 1.6, making it one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

Tài
yáng
de
jué
duì
xīng
děng
yuē
wéi
zhèng
diǎn
jiǔ
 
shí
shang
zhǐ
shì
zhōng
děng
liàng
de
héng
xīng
 

The Sun's absolute magnitude is about plus 4.9, making it actually only a star of moderate luminosity.

Zhè
liǎng
héng
xīng
xiāng
chà
xīng
děng
 
wèi
zhe
men
de
liàng
xiāng
chà
bǎi
bèi
 

These two stars differ by five magnitudes, meaning their brightness differs by a factor of one hundred.

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
shǐ使
yòng
shì
xīng
děng
lái
miáo
shù
men
cóng
qiú
shàng
kàn
dào
de
xīng
xīng
liàng
 

Astronomers use apparent magnitude to describe the brightness of stars as seen from Earth.

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