
Hipparchus
Stellar magnitude estimates use larger numbers for dimmer celestial objects because the system’s originator, Greek astronomer Hipparchus, decided to do it that way in the second century B.C.
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Stellar magnitude estimates use larger numbers for dimmer celestial objects because the system’s originator, Greek astronomer Hipparchus, decided to do it that way in the second century B.C.