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Secular Perspective Acceleration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Peter van de Kamp
Peter van de Kamp*
Affiliation:
Sproul Observatory

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The secular perspective acceleration in the proper motion of a star is directly proportional to the parallax p, proper motion μ, and radial velocity V (van de Kamp, 1967):

The largest effect is known is for Bernard’s star, for which

The predicted perspective acceleration is:

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 7: Proper Motions , August 1965 , pp. 77 - 79
Copyright
Copyright © University of Minnesota 1970

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