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  2. Chandrasekhar limit - Wikipedia

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    This yields a polytrope of index 3, which has a total mass, M limit, depending only on K 2. [9] For a fully relativistic treatment, the equation of state used interpolates between the equations P = K 1 ρ 5/3 for small ρ and P = K 2 ρ 4/3 for large ρ. When this is done, the model radius still decreases with mass, but becomes zero at M limit.

  3. Earth mass - Wikipedia

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    An Earth mass (denoted as M 🜨, M ♁ or M E, where 🜨 and ♁ are the astronomical symbols for Earth), is a unit of mass equal to the mass of the planet Earth. The current best estimate for the mass of Earth is M 🜨 = 5.9722 × 10 24 kg, with a relative uncertainty of 10 −4. [2] It is equivalent to an average density of 5515 kg/m 3.

  4. Moment magnitude scale - Wikipedia

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    (1) of Percaru and Berckhemer (1978) for the magnitude range 5.0 ≤ M s ≤ 7.5 is not reliable due to the inconsistency of defined magnitude range (moderate to large earthquakes defined as M s ≤ 7.0 and M s = 7–7.5) and scarce data in lower magnitude range (≤ 7.0) which rarely represents the global seismicity (e.g., see Figs. 1A, B, 4 ...

  5. Standard gravitational parameter - Wikipedia

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    For two bodies, the parameter may be expressed as G(m 1 + m 2), or as GM when one body is much larger than the other: = (+). For several objects in the Solar System, the value of μ is known to greater accuracy than either G or M. The SI unit of the standard gravitational parameter is m 3 ⋅s −2.

  6. Lunar distance - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] On the other hand, the time-averaged distance (rather than the inverse of the average inverse distance) between the centers of Earth and the Moon is 385,000.6 km (239,228.3 mi). One can also model the orbit as an ellipse that is constantly changing, and in this case one can find a formula for the semi-major axis, again involving ...

  7. Sirius - Wikipedia

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    With a mass of 1.02 M ☉, it is almost double the 0.5–0.6 M ☉ average. This mass is packed into a volume roughly equal to the Earth's. [ 56 ] The current surface temperature is 25,200 K. [ 18 ] Because there is no internal heat source, Sirius B will steadily cool as the remaining heat is radiated into space over the next two billion years ...

  8. Solar mass - Wikipedia

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    The solar mass (M ☉) is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately 2 × 10 30 kg (2 nonillion kilograms in US short scale). It is approximately equal to the mass of the Sun . It is often used to indicate the masses of other stars , as well as stellar clusters , nebulae , galaxies and black holes .

  9. Seismic magnitude scales - Wikipedia

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    The original "body-wave magnitude" – mB or m B (uppercase "B") – was developed by Gutenberg 1945c and Gutenberg & Richter 1956 [25] to overcome the distance and magnitude limitations of the M L scale inherent in the use of surface waves. mB is based on the P and S waves, measured over a longer period, and does not saturate until around M 8.