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color-magnitude diagram  

Definition

  • A color-magnitude diagram, also known as a color-luminosity diagram, is a plot of color index against absolute magnitude for a group of stars; For stars intrinsically fainter than the Sun, it defines the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/color-magnitude_diagram.html)

Entry terms

  • C-M diagram
  • color-magnitude effect
  • color-magnitude relation
  • colour-magnitude diagram
  • colour-magnitude effect
  • colour-magnitude relation

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