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Properties and Distances of Celestial Objects - Coggle Diagram
Properties and Distances of Celestial Objects
Masses
Solar mass as a standard unit
Masses of celestial objects
Methods of determining mass
Introduction
Historical methods of distance measurement
Importance of distance in astronomy
Distances
Methods of measuring distances
Importance of accurate distance measurements in cosmology
Distance ladder concept
Temperatures
Different temperature types
Measurement methods
Definition and significance in astrophysics
Luminosities
Solar luminosity as a benchmark
Comparison of luminosities
Definition: Energy emitted per unit time