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حرکت خاص

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حرکت خاص

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Also known as total proper motion

astronomical measure of the observed changes in the apparent places of stars in the sky

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Proper motion is the measure of how fast a star appears to move across the sky from our perspective on Earth. Tracking this motion helps astronomers understand how stars are actually traveling through space and where they might be headed.

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discoverer or inventor
Edmond Halley
time of discovery or invention
1718-00-00
studied by
astrometry
Commons category
Proper motion
different from
proper velocity
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