high-velocity stars

  • 1High-velocity star — A high velocity star is a star moving faster than 65  km/s to 100 km/s (definitions vary) relative to the average motion of the stars in the Sun s neighbourhood. The velocity is also sometimes defined as supersonic relative to the surrounding… …

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  • 2high-pressure phenomena — ▪ physics Introduction       changes in physical, chemical, and structural characteristics that matter undergoes when subjected to high pressure. pressure thus serves as a versatile tool in materials research, and it is especially important in… …

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  • 3velocity — [[t]vɪlɒ̱sɪti[/t]] velocities N VAR Velocity is the speed at which something moves in a particular direction. [TECHNICAL] ...the velocity of light. ...the velocities at which the stars orbit. ...high velocity rifles …

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  • 4Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …

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  • 5High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher — Спектрограф HARPS и 3.6m телескоп в La Silla. Слева вверху башня телескопа, справа сверху сам телескоп …

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  • 6High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher — The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) is a high precision echelle spectrograph installed in 2002 on ESO s 3.6m telescope at La Silla Observatory, with first light achieved February 2003. It is a second generation radial… …

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  • 7Baseball Stars — Infobox VG title = Baseball Stars caption =Cover art for Baseball Stars developer = SNK publisher = SNK designer = engine = released = JPN May 19, vgy|1989 NA July 1989 genre = Sports modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings = None platforms =… …

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  • 8Bromwell High — Infobox Television show name = Bromwell High caption = Cast of Bromwell High format = Animated series, sitcom runtime = 22 minutes approx. creator = Anil Gupta Richard Osman Richard Pinto starring = Jo Wyatt Nina Conti Gina Yashere Simon Greenall …

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  • 9Radial velocity — is the velocity of an object in the direction of the line of sight (i.e. its speed straight towards you, or away from you). The light of an object with a substantial radial velocity will be subject to Doppler effect, so the frequency of the light …

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  • 10List of most luminous stars — Below is a list of stars arranged in order of decreasing luminosity (increasing bolometric magnitude). Accurate measurement of stellar luminosities is quite difficult in practice, even when the apparent magnitude is measured accurately, for three …

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