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The 13 pages that link to Stellar kinematics, each with the reason it gives.

• AstrometryRelated: Proper motions combine with radial velocities to reconstruct stellar trajectories.

• Proper motionRelated: Proper motions, combined with distances and radial velocities, map stellar kinematics.

• Stellar parallaxRelated: Distance combined with proper motion turns angular movement into transverse velocity.

• Elliptical galaxyRelated: Stellar motions reveal whether an elliptical is supported mainly by random motion or rotation.

• Galactic diskRelated: Disk-star motions reveal rotation, heating, and the structure of the gravitational potential.

• Density wave theoryRelated: The theory distinguishes the motion of individual stars from the motion of the spiral pattern.

• Galactic archaeologyRelated: Orbital patterns help distinguish stars formed in the Milky Way from stars added through mergers.

• Stellar associationRelated: Related motions help identify association members after the group begins to spread.

• GaiaNarrower topic: Gaia’s proper motions and radial velocities enabled detailed maps of stellar movement.

• PleiadesRelated: Members share coherent motions that help distinguish them from foreground stars.

• Stellar orbitRelated: Orbital paths are interpreted alongside stellar positions and measured velocities.

• Thick diskRelated: Thick-disk stars have distinctive vertical motions and orbital patterns that help identify the component.

• Viktor AmbartsumianRelated: Measured stellar motions provide a modern test of whether an apparent association is physically related or merely a chance alignment.