standard candle

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standard candle (plural standard candles)

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

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German: Standardkerze (de) f
Polish: świeca standardowa (pl) f

See also[edit]

standard ruler

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