The distance modulus is a way of expressing distances that is often used in astronomy. It describes distances on a logarithmic scale based on the astronomical...
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(strain) to other kinds of stress: the shear modulus describes the response to shear stress, and Young's modulus describes the response to normal (lengthwise...
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their absolute magnitude. The distance to the star can then be calculated from its apparent magnitude using the distance modulus. There are major limitations...
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color–temperature relation. One also needs to know the distance to the observed objects (i.e., the distance modulus) and the effects of interstellar obscuration...
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shape in question. There are two types of section modulus, elastic and plastic: The elastic section modulus is used to calculate a cross-section's resistance...
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In mechanics, the flexural modulus, bending modulus, or modulus of rigidity is an intensive property that is computed as the ratio of stress to strain...
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Young's modulus (or the Young modulus) is a mechanical property of solid materials that measures the tensile or compressive stiffness when the force is...
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it admits a modulus of continuity. Moreover, relevance to the notion is given by the fact that sets of functions sharing the same modulus of continuity...
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ordinary telescope of 3 feet one can distinguish the stars." Based on the distance modulus of 8.38, it is about 470 parsecs (1,500 ly) away. For stars ranging...
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200-inch Telescope at Palomar Mountain. They reported a new distance to M31, given as a distance modulus of 24.25. They followed up this work in 1963 with new...
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Absolute value (redirect from Modulus function)
In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number x {\displaystyle x} , denoted | x | {\displaystyle |x|} , is the non-negative value of...
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Large Magellanic Cloud (section Distance)
find an absolute distance modulus of ( m − M ) 0 = 18.41 {\displaystyle (m-M)_{0}=18.41} , or 48 kpc (160,000 light-years). This distance has been confirmed...
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approximately 27,710 light years away from the Solar System (based on a distance modulus of 14.1), making it (along with SWEEPS-04) the most distant exoplanet(s)...
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The average of 102 distance estimates published since 1987 gives a distance modulus of 24.69, or .883 Mpc (2,878,000 light-years). The Triangulum Galaxy...
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radius (30.61 R☉), and mass (40 M☉). Another spectroscopic distance modulus of 7.79 imply a distance of 361 parsecs. Alnilam's relatively simple spectrum has...
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Crab Nebula (section Distance)
den Bergh in late 1969. ^ Apparent magnitude of 8.4—distance modulus of 11.5±0.5 = −3.1±0.5 ^ distance × tan ( diameter_angle = 420″ ) = 4.1±1.0 pc diameter...
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Caputo, F.; Castellani, V.; Quarta, M. L. (February 1985). "Reddening, distance modulus and age of the globular cluster NGC 6121 (M4) from the properties of...
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radial comoving distance D C {\displaystyle D_{C}} , i.e. the comoving distance from ourselves to the object. Distance measure Distance modulus Andrea Gabrielli;...
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constellation Sagittarius approximately 27,710 light years away (based on a distance modulus of 14.1) from the Solar System, making it (along with SWEEPS-11) the...
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the distance (d, in parsecs) of the star using m − M = 5 log ( d / 10 ) {\displaystyle m-M=5\log(d/10)} (see distance modulus). The true distance to...
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absolute and apparent magnitudes are known, the distance to the star can be determined by using the distance modulus. It does not actually employ any measurements...
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of a material is quantified by the elastic modulus such as the Young's modulus, bulk modulus or shear modulus which measure the amount of stress needed...
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the distance modulus formula of 1×10(0.2 * 19.55 + 1) we get an RR Lyrae estimated distance of 81 kpc. ^ Apparent Magnitude of 10.9 – distance modulus of...
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Caputo, F.; Castellani, V.; Quarta, M. L. (February 1985). "Reddening, distance modulus and age of the globular cluster NGC 6121 (M4) from the properties of...
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apparent magnitude m and distance modulus μ: M = m − μ . {\displaystyle M=m-\mu .} Rigel has a visual magnitude mV of 0.12 and distance of about 860 light-years:...
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5 + 1 {\displaystyle d=10^{{\frac {\mu }{5}}+1}} , where μ is the distance modulus. Merriam-Webster, Inc (1998). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary...
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NGC 1427A is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Its distance modulus has been estimated using the globular cluster luminosity function to...
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it one of the brighter members of the constellation. Based upon a distance modulus of 10.2, it is about 3,600 light-years from Earth. This is a massive...
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compressibility, shear modulus, and density. The speed of shear waves is determined only by the solid material's shear modulus and density. In fluid dynamics...
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358- G 049, is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. Its distance modulus has been estimated using the globular cluster luminosity function to...
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