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effective temperature
(T_eff)

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effective temperature has symbol T_eff 2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
has definition The temperature that a blackbody would have which emitted the same amount of energy per unit area as the star does: it is a temperature characteristic of the surface region. T_eff of Sun, 5800 K. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
is a kind of temperature

temperature has unit temperature unit

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

effective temperature	has symbol T_eff
	has definition The temperature that a blackbody would have which emitted the same amount of energy per unit area as the star does: it is a temperature characteristic of the surface region. T_eff of Sun, 5800 K.
	is a kind of temperature
temperature	has unit temperature unit
number	has value