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direct motion comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
motion	physical process	Process of passing through space or changing position
direct motion	motion	For orbital motion in the solar system, motion that is counterclockwise in the orbit as seen from the north pole of the ecliptic; for an object observed on the celestial sphere, motion that is from west to east, resulting from the relative motion of the object and the Earth.

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