standard candle

English

Noun

standard candle (plural standard candles)

(astronomy) Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. Its distance can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude.

Translations

Translations

German: Standardkerze (de) f

See also

standard ruler

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