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  2. IAU definition of planet - Wikipedia

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    Euler diagram showing the IAU Executive Committee conception of the types of bodies in the Solar System. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined in August 2006 that, in the Solar System, [1] a planet is a celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and

  3. Military retirement (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Military retirement in the United States is a system of benefits designed to improve the quality and retention of personnel recruited to and retained within the United States military. These benefits are technically not a veterans pension , but a retainer payment, as retired service members are eligible to be reactivated.

  4. International Astronomical Union - Wikipedia

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    The IAU is also responsible for the system of astronomical telegrams which are produced and distributed on its behalf by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. The Minor Planet Center also operates under the IAU, and is a "clearinghouse" for all non-planetary or non-moon bodies in the Solar System. [9]

  5. Do I Qualify For a Regular or Medical Retirement? - AOL

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    Military Retirement Benefits. There are several benefits available to you as a military retiree. If you received an injury or experienced an illness related to your service, you may be entitled to ...

  6. Title 10 of the United States Code - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 63 — Retirement for age; Chapter 65 — Retirement of warrant officers for length of service; Chapter 67 — Retired pay for non-regular service; Chapter 69 — Retired grade; Chapter 71 — Computation of retired pay; Chapter 73 — Annuities based on retired or retainer pay; Chapter 74 — Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund

  7. Astronomical system of units - Wikipedia

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    The speed of light in IAU is the defined value c 0 = 299 792 458 m/s of the SI units. In terms of this speed, the old definition of the astronomical unit of length had the accepted value: [ 3 ] 1 au = c 0 τ A = ( 149 597 870 700 ± 3 ) m, where τ A is the transit time of light across the astronomical unit.

  8. IAU (1976) System of Astronomical Constants - Wikipedia

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    The astronomical unit of length is known as the astronomical unit (A or au), which in the IAU(1976) system is defined as the length for which the gravitational constant, more specifically the Gaussian gravitational constant k expressed in the astronomical units (i.e. k 2 has units A 3 S −1 D −2), takes the value of 0.017 202 098 95. This ...

  9. Terrestrial planet - Wikipedia

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    A terrestrial planet, tellurian planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals. Within the Solar System , the terrestrial planets accepted by the IAU are the inner planets closest to the Sun : Mercury , Venus , Earth and Mars .