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photometric parallax
  دیدگشت ِ شیدسنجیک  
didgašt-e šidsanjik
Fr.: parallaxe photométrique  

A method of deriving the distance of a star using its
→ apparent magnitude and the
→ absolute magnitude inferred from its → spectral type.

See also: This is a misnomer, because the method has nothing to do with parallax; → photometric; → parallax.