radial velocity

noun

1. the component of the velocity of an object, esp a celestial body, directed along a line from the observer to the object

Example Sentences

One of the four sub-Earth exoplanets discovered is the least massive world ever found using the radial velocity technique.

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For the most recent study, the researchers joined TTV data with a radial velocity analysis of the star.

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This “radial velocity” technique has already been used to detect dozens of exoplanets with hundreds more awaiting confirmation.

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Researchers made this estimation using the aforementioned radial velocity technique.

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For a small subset, about 7.2 million stars, Gaia has calculated their radial velocity - their movement towards or away from us.

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