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Rossiter–McLaughlin effect

spectroscopic phenomenon observed when either an eclipsing binary's secondary star or an extrasolar planet is seen to transit across the face of the primary or parent star.
Class type of: physical phenomenon Q1763739

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
physical phenomenon[3]
Named after
Richard Alfred Rossiter, Dean Benjamin McLaughlin[1][2]
Studied by
astronomical spectroscopy[4]
🏷️ Also known as
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Rossiter-McLaughlin effect.svg ↗
Freebase ID
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
164565701
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["PhysicalEffect", "RossiterMcLaughlinEffect"]

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Named after 1
Dean Benjamin McLaughlin
Studied by 1
astronomical spectroscopy
Subclass of 1
physical phenomenon
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