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单词 astrometric binary
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Definition of astrometric binary in English:

astrometric binary

noun
Astronomy
  • A binary star system in which one companion is invisible, but is known to be present from its effect on measurements relating to the other.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus Sirius was originally an astrometric binary, but is now a visual binary.
    • About a hundred astrometric binary candidates have been discovered by Hipparcos.
    • During the period 1950 to 1970, a number of stars, most notably Barnard's star, were claimed to be astrometric binaries with substellar companions.
    • As technology has improved over time, a number of binaries originally identified as astrometric binaries have been upgraded to visual binary because of the sighting of the secondary in the system.
    • In astrometric binaries we see one star's position wobble periodically in response to the gravity of its unseen companion.
 
 

Definition of astrometric binary in US English:

astrometric binary

nounˌastrōˈmetrik ˈbīnərē
Astronomy
  • A binary star system in which one companion is invisible, but is known to be present from its effect on measurements relating to the other.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus Sirius was originally an astrometric binary, but is now a visual binary.
    • As technology has improved over time, a number of binaries originally identified as astrometric binaries have been upgraded to visual binary because of the sighting of the secondary in the system.
    • In astrometric binaries we see one star's position wobble periodically in response to the gravity of its unseen companion.
    • During the period 1950 to 1970, a number of stars, most notably Barnard's star, were claimed to be astrometric binaries with substellar companions.
    • About a hundred astrometric binary candidates have been discovered by Hipparcos.
 
 
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