diff --git a/skypy/utils/photometry.py b/skypy/utils/photometry.py
index e596559c..b6df107b 100644
--- a/skypy/utils/photometry.py
+++ b/skypy/utils/photometry.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def absolute_magnitude_from_luminosity(luminosity, zeropoint=None):
 
 
 def magnitude_error_rykoff(magnitude, magnitude_limit, magnitude_zp, a, b, error_limit=np.inf):
-    r"""Magnitude error acoording to the model from Rykoff et al. (2015).
+    r"""Magnitude error according to the model from Rykoff et al. (2015).
 
     Given an apparent magnitude calculate the magnitude error that is introduced
     by the survey specifications and follows the model described in Rykoff et al. (2015).