rotation curve

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Galaxy rotation curve

Rotation curve for Messier 33.

Noun

rotation curve (plural rotation curves)

(astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two

Translations

a plot of the orbital velocity of solar systems with respect to the center of its galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two

Danish: rotationskurve c
German: Rotationskurve f

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