Radial velocity
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| definition | The component of a three-dimensional velocity vector of an object directed along the line of sight. It is measured by examining the Doppler shift of lines in the spectrum of astronomical objects. | |||||||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | |||||||||||