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do GALEX magnitudes mean?

GALEX magnitudes mean
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do GALEX magnitudes mean?

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GALEX uses AB magnitudes (Oke 1990) which are defined as mAB=-2.5 log10fn(erg cm-2s-1hz-1) 48.6. GALEX magnitudes convert to microJanskies using log10 f[mJ] = -0.4m+9.56 The following table gives conversions from GALEX countrates to AB and other magnitudes.

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