W velocity Comparison Table

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W velocity comparison table

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.

W velocity galactic velocity component A star's velocity perpendicular to the Galactic plane. If a star is moving up, its W velocity is positive; if a star is moving down, its W velocity is negative; and if a star does neither, its W velocity is zero. The Sun has a W velocity of +7 kilometers per second, so it is moving up at 7 kilometers per second. In general, the greater a star's W velocity when it crosses the Galactic plane, the farther above and below the plane the star will travel.

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.
W velocity	galactic velocity component	A star's velocity perpendicular to the Galactic plane. If a star is moving up, its W velocity is positive; if a star is moving down, its W velocity is negative; and if a star does neither, its W velocity is zero. The Sun has a W velocity of +7 kilometers per second, so it is moving up at 7 kilometers per second. In general, the greater a star's W velocity when it crosses the Galactic plane, the farther above and below the plane the star will travel.

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