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  2. Barycenter (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The barycenter is one of the foci of the elliptical orbit of each body. This is an important concept in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.In a simple two-body case, the distance from the center of the primary to the barycenter, r 1, is given by:

  3. Center of mass - Wikipedia

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    The barycenter is the point between two objects where they balance each other; it is the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other. When a moon orbits a planet , or a planet orbits a star , both bodies are actually orbiting a point that lies away from the center of the primary (larger) body. [ 25 ]

  4. Barycentric coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The barycentric coordinates of a point can be interpreted as masses placed at the vertices of the simplex, such that the point is the center of mass (or barycenter) of these masses. These masses can be zero or negative; they are all positive if and only if the point is inside the simplex.

  5. Barycentric - Wikipedia

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    Barycenter or barycentre, the center of mass of two or more bodies that orbit each other; Barycentric coordinates, coordinates defined by the common center of mass of two or more bodies (see Barycenter) Barycentric Coordinate Time, a coordinate time standard in the Solar system; Barycentric Dynamical Time, a former time standard in the Solar System

  6. Barycentric and geocentric celestial reference systems

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    The barycentric celestial reference system (BCRS) is a coordinate system used in astrometry to specify the location and motions of astronomical objects. Its center of coordinates as the center of mass of the entire Solar System, its barycenter.

  7. Galactic Center - Wikipedia

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    The Galactic Center is the barycenter of the Milky Way and a corresponding point on the rotational axis of the galaxy. [1] [2] Its central massive object is a supermassive black hole of about 4 million solar masses, which is called Sagittarius A*, [3] [4] [5] a compact radio source which is almost exactly at the galactic rotational center.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  9. Astronomical coordinate systems - Wikipedia

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    The heliocentric ecliptic system describes the planets' orbital movement around the Sun, and centers on the barycenter of the Solar System (i.e. very close to the center of the Sun). The system is primarily used for computing the positions of planets and other Solar System bodies, as well as defining their orbital elements .