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In Milky Way Galaxy: Space motions
…to directions in the Galaxy: U, directed away from the galactic centre; V, in the direction of galactic rotation; and W, toward the north galactic pole. For the nearby stars the average values for these galactic components are as follows: U = −8 km/sec, V = −28 km/sec, and W…
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