(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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Celestial mechanics
the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
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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
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.
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A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.a type of motion in which the velocity of an object changes by an equal amount in every equal time period.; "In this case, the constan…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: branch, astronomy, concerned, application, newton.
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