(astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
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apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter
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(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with r…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with r…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "‘extragalactic…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the righ…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
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A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.apoapsis in orbit around the moon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.apoapsis in orbit around the moon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.To move around; to revolve around.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apoapsis, orbit, around, jupiter.(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical or…
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