astronomical object

collocation in English

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astronomical
adjective
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/ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/
connected ...
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object
noun
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/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us
/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition ofastronomicalandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They make aiming the telescope at anastronomicalobjecteasier.
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The lower limb of anastronomicalobjectis always red.
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A well-known and spectacularastronomicalobjectis usually chosen as a subject.
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The term "astronomicalobject" is sometimes used interchangeably with "astronomical body".
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The nebula was the firstastronomicalobjectidentified with a historical supernova explosion.
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Calculating the orbit of anastronomicalobjectinvolves measuring its position on multiple occasions.
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The metallicity of anastronomicalobjectmay provide an indication of its age.
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The two are dynamically locked when tracking anastronomicalobjectby a laser guiding system.
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As a result, that particular observer will see oneastronomicalobjectin two different places in the night sky.
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At least one of them is a pulsar anastronomicalobjectthat emits a tight beam of radiowaves.
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The result is a pattern of rings, which seem to emanate from the sun, moon, planet or otherastronomicalobject.
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Several methods rely on a standard candle, which is anastronomicalobjectthat has a known luminosity.
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It used a single mirror to reflect the image of anastronomicalobjectto the observer's eye.
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Anastronomicalobjectcasts human-visible shadows when its apparent magnitude is equal or lower than 4.
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These must be the same for anastronomicalobjectto transit the zenith at that location once each siderial day.
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When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of anastronomicalobject, which is calculated with respect to the stars.
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When the redshift of various absorption and emission lines from a singleastronomicalobjectis measured, "z" is found to be remarkably constant.
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The word primary is often used to avoid specifying whether the object near the center of mass is a planet, a star or any otherastronomicalobject.
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The bending of light by gravity can lead to the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, in which multiple images of the same distantastronomicalobjectare visible in the sky.
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