Bias in absolute magnitude determination from parallaxes
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Bias in Absolute Magnitude Determination from Parallaxes
Relations are given for the correction of bias when mean absolute magnitudes are derived by the method of reduced parallaxes. The bias in the case of the derivation of the absolute magnitudes of individual objects is also considered.
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05983.x