Stellar rotation is the angular motion of a star about its axis. The rate of rotation can be measured from the spectrum of the star, or by timing the...
27 KB (3,394 words) - 06:36, 25 August 2024
Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space...
43 KB (4,891 words) - 05:04, 13 August 2024
Rotation or rotational motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as axis of rotation. A plane figure can rotate in either...
29 KB (4,074 words) - 04:52, 31 July 2024
rotation affects stellar optical absorption-line spectra through line broadening caused by lines being differently Doppler-shifted across the stellar...
9 KB (1,328 words) - 12:52, 23 August 2024
Measurements of the time variation in stellar activity can be useful for determining the differential rotation rates of a star. A star with a magnetic...
22 KB (2,725 words) - 19:10, 21 August 2024
Catalogue of rotational velocities of the stars is the name for catalogue of projected stellar rotation, published in 1982 by Uesugi, A. and Fukuda, I...
939 bytes (67 words) - 21:36, 4 December 2021
fast rotators (minor planets) Retrograde motion Rotation (astronomy) Rotational speed Stellar rotation Synodic day "Period". COSMOS - The SAO Encyclopedia...
14 KB (938 words) - 04:58, 14 May 2024
composition and energetics Stellar population – Grouping of stars by similar metallicity (metallicity) Stellar rotation § After formation – Angular motion...
49 KB (6,421 words) - 19:38, 1 August 2024
In astrophysics, stellar nucleosynthesis is the creation of chemical elements by nuclear fusion reactions within stars. Stellar nucleosynthesis has occurred...
36 KB (4,238 words) - 07:09, 27 August 2024
impetus for its stellar motion. Examples of using kinematics combined with modeling to construct an astrophysical system include: Rotation of the Milky Way's...
60 KB (7,016 words) - 19:09, 21 August 2024