astrometric
Adjective
Meaning
astrometric
(astronomy) of or relating to astrometry
Related terms
Anagrams
Examples
Also, astrometric results are used to determine the distribution of dark matter in the galaxy.
As the researcher, Harper, points out: "The revised Hipparcos parallax leads to a larger distance (main) than the original; however, the astrometric solution still requires a significant cosmic noise of 2.4 mas.
Procyon orbit White dwarf companion Like Sirius B, Procyon's companion is a white dwarf that was inferred from astrometric data long before it was observed.
They may also be detected by indirect techniques, such as spectroscopy (spectroscopic binaries) or astrometry (astrometric binaries).
The USNO catalogs are the most current and widely used astrometric catalogs available at present, and include USNO products such as USNO-B (the successor to USNO-A), NOMAD, UCAC and others in production or narrowly released.