U velocity Comparison Table

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U velocity comparison table

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galactic velocity component velocity One of three components of a star's motion with respect to the center of a galaxy.

U velocity galactic velocity component The component of a star's motion away from the Galactic center. If a star moves away from the Galactic center, the star's U velocity is positive; if a star moves toward the Galactic center, the U velocity is negative; and if the star moves neither toward nor away from the Galactic center, the U velocity is zero. The Sun has a U velocity of -9 kilometers per second, so the Sun is moving toward the Galactic center at 9 kilometers per second.

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
galactic velocity component	velocity	One of three components of a star's motion with respect to the center of a galaxy.
U velocity	galactic velocity component	The component of a star's motion away from the Galactic center. If a star moves away from the Galactic center, the star's U velocity is positive; if a star moves toward the Galactic center, the U velocity is negative; and if the star moves neither toward nor away from the Galactic center, the U velocity is zero. The Sun has a U velocity of -9 kilometers per second, so the Sun is moving toward the Galactic center at 9 kilometers per second.

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