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dynamical parallax

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dynamical parallax has definition The "parallax" (i.e., distance) for a binary star whose orbit is well known, derived by using the mass-luminosity relation and Newton's generalization of Kepler's third law. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
is a kind of parallax

parallax has synonym distance

angle has unit angle unit

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

dynamical parallax	has definition The "parallax" (i.e., distance) for a binary star whose orbit is well known, derived by using the mass-luminosity relation and Newton's generalization of Kepler's third law.
dynamical parallax	is a kind of parallax
parallax	has synonym distance
angle	has unit angle unit
number	has value