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astrometry /əˈstrɒmɪtri /noun [mass noun]The measurement of the positions, motions, and magnitudes of stars.In this way, astronomers will perform very precise astrometry to detect the reflex motion of stars due to orbiting planets....- One technique, known as astrometry, involves precisely measuring the position of a star.
- The main branches are astrometry, celestial mechanics, and astrophysics.
Derivativesastrometric adjective ...- To date there have been no successful detections of extrasolar planets with the astrometric method.
- Tycho had collected in one place the finest astrometric instruments of his day - four decades before Galileo introduced the astronomical telescope.
- After obtaining the images, she used astrometric software to determine the coordinates of the target asteroid's apparent position in each image.
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