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Tully-Fisher relation comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
galaxy theory	astronomy theory
Tully-Fisher relation	galaxy theory	An observed relation between the intrinsic luminosity of a spiral galaxy and the rotational speed of its stars. More luminous galaxies have stars that are moving faster.

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