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Alpha Doradus and Light-year

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Alpha Doradus and Light-year

Alpha Doradus vs. Light-year

Alpha Doradus (Alpha Dor, α Doradus, α Dor) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Dorado. The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

Similarities between Alpha Doradus and Light-year

Alpha Doradus and Light-year have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Astronomical unit, Epoch (astronomy), Minute and second of arc, Parallax, Star.

Astronomical unit

The astronomical unit (symbol: au, ua, or AU) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

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Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

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Parallax

Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

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Star

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.

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Alpha Doradus and Light-year Comparison

Alpha Doradus has 34 relations, while Light-year has 100. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 3.73% = 5 / (34 + 100).

References

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