Radial Velocity Definition

noun
The velocity, or a component of the velocity, of an object as it moves toward or away from an observer, as a star or galaxy observed from Earth. Periodic changes in the radial velocities of stars may indicate the presence of orbiting planets even if the planets themselves are not directly observable.
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Noun

Singular:
radial velocity
Plural:
radial velocities

Radial Velocity Sentence Examples

  • If then the screw-value in kilometres per second is known for the neighbourhood of each of the comparison lines employed, the radial velocity of the star can be independently derived directly from coincidences made in above manner in the neighbourhood of each comparison line.

  • A point on a central orbit where the radial velocity (drfdt) vanishes is called an apse, and the corresponding radius is called an apse-line.

  • R radial velocity The speed at which an object is moving away or toward an observer.

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