Pogson scale

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical magnitude scale
gptkbp:appliesTo apparent magnitude
absolute magnitude
gptkbp:defines A difference of 5 magnitudes corresponds to a brightness ratio of 100
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:form m1 - m2 = -2.5 log10(F1/F2)
gptkbp:hasUnit magnitude
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pogson scale
gptkbp:introducedIn 1856
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Norman_Pogson
gptkbp:usedFor measuring brightness of stars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F._L._Pogson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6