Preferred Name

Radial velocity

Definitions

The component of a three-dimensional velocity vector of an object directed along the line of sight. It is measured by examining the Doppler shift of lines in the spectrum of astronomical objects.

ID

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#radial-velocity

broader

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#exoplanet-detection-methods

http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/uat#astrometry

definition

The component of a three-dimensional velocity vector of an object directed along the line of sight. It is measured by examining the Doppler shift of lines in the spectrum of astronomical objects.

exactMatch

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1332

prefLabel

Radial velocity

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