ASTRONOMICAL GLOSSARY


Magnitude
Light ratio
0.5
1.6
1
2.512
1.5
4
2
6.31
3
16
4
39
5
100

 

Diameter (mm)
Light ratio (Magnitudes)
200
1
250
0.5
300
0.9
400
1.5
500
2
600
2.4
800
3
1000
3.5
1500
4.4
2000
5.0
3000
5.9
3600
6.3
4000
6.51
5000
7
6000
7.4
8000
8

 

Band
bandwidth
nm
U
300
B
400
V
500
R
600
I
800
J
190
1.228
K
360
2.216
H
300
1.650
K'
390
2.120
L
390
3.800
M
381
4772
N
5470
11055
N1
720
8361
N2
1570
9787
N3
1150
12819
Q0
3230

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