parallactic motion

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the apparent motion of stars due to the earth's orbital motion.

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Etymology

Origin of parallactic motion

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

If we ascertain the parallactic motion of a group of stars, then we can find their average distance.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

By parallactic motion is meant the apparent displacement in consequence of the solar motion which is now known with great accuracy, and amounts to 19.5 kilometers per second.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

In both cases the motion may be either a reflex of the motion of the observer, and is then called parallactic motion, or it may be caused by a real motion of the star.

From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Charlier, Carl Vilhelm Ludvig

From the parallactic motion of the star it is possible to deduce its distance from the sun, or its parallax.

From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Charlier, Carl Vilhelm Ludvig