- A
galaxy is a
system of stars,
stellar remnants,
interstellar gas, dust, and dark
matter bound together by gravity. The word is
derived from the Gr****...
- and are
sometimes used to
specify the
position of
stars in a
galaxy ("
galactocentric cylindrical polar coordinates"). The
three coordinates (ρ, φ, z) of...
- that
spirals are
themselves far-flung
galactic systems. By 1925, the
galactocentric model was established. The
theory of
galactocentrism was an important...
-
subject to the
gravitational field of a
galaxy such as the
Milky Way.
galactocentric distance A star or cluster's
distance from the
gravitational center...
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various characteristics. The
following is a list of
types of orbits:
Galactocentric orbit: An
orbit about the
center of a galaxy. The Sun
follows this type...
- +21° 40′ 57.57″
Redshift 0.001361±0.000013
Heliocentric radial velocity 410
Galactocentric velocity 400±4
Distance 17.3 Mly (5.30 Mpc)
Group or
cluster CVn I Apparent...
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Redshift 0.03858±0.00003
Heliocentric radial velocity 11,567±9.3 km/s
Galactocentric velocity 11435±11 km/s
Distance 200.59 ± 14.12 megap****cs (654.2 ± 46...
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synthesized to
discover the
physical properties of
these sections (called the
Galactocentric azimuth,
around −2 and 65 degrees). The
results were that the spiral...
- has
decreased by a
factor of two or three. Its
orbit is
found to have
galactocentric distances that
oscillate between ≈13 and ≈41 kpc with a
period of 550...
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Redshift 2.540
Heliocentric radial velocity 761,473 km/s (473,157 mi/s)
Galactocentric velocity 761,400 km/s (473,100 mi/s)
Distance 11 billion ly (3.4 billion pc)...
