trigonometric parallax

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• trigonometric parallax — noun : the direct measurement of the parallax or distance of a celestial body from a base line of known length (as the earth s radius or the radius of its orbit) and the angles at the ends of the base line giving reliable results for stars up to… …   Useful english dictionary

• parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …   Universalium

• Spectroscopic parallax — is an astronomical method for measuring the distances to stars. Despite its name, it does not rely on the apparent change in the position of the star (see parallax). This technique can be applied to any main sequence star for which a spectrum can …   Wikipedia

• General Catalogue of Trigonometric Parallaxes — In einem Sternkatalog werden in der Astronomie Sterne gelistet. Wegen ihrer riesigen Anzahl sind die meisten Sterne einfach über Katalognummern referenziert. Es gibt eine ganze Reihe verschiedener Sternkataloge, die im Lauf der Jahre zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …   Wikipedia

• Alpha Centauri — This article is about α Centauri . For a Centauri , see V761 Centauri. For A Centauri , see A Centauri. For other uses, see Alpha Centauri (disambiguation). Alpha Centauri A[1]/B[2] …   Wikipedia

• star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …   Universalium

• Gliese 223.2 — Coordinates: 05h 55m 09.53s, −04° 10′ 07.1″ Gliese 223.2 Observation da …   Wikipedia

• Beta Pictoris — Starbox begin name=Beta PictorisStarbox image caption=Map of the Pictor constellation showing the position of Beta Pictoris.Starbox observe epoch=J2000 ra=05h 47m 17.1scite web|url=http://simbad.u strasbg.fr/simbad/sim id?protocol=html… …   Wikipedia

• Milky Way — This article is about the galaxy. For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation). Milky Way galaxy Image of the Milky Way s Galactic Center in the night sky above Paranal Observatory Observation data …   Wikipedia

• Proxima Centauri — Coordinates: 14h 29m …   Wikipedia