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peculiar velocity
subject			fact

peculiar velocity	has definition Velocity with respect to the Local Standard of Rest.
	is a kind of velocity
velocity	has base unit length per unit time
quantity	has unit
number	has value

Kinds of peculiar velocity :

• solar motion (4 kinds, 13 facts) - The velocity of the Sun through space, relative to the local standard of rest. The solar motion is U = -9 kilometers per second, V = +12 kilometers per second, and W = +7 kilometers per second.