Oort constant

C42296
concept

The Oort constant is a parameter in galactic astronomy that quantifies the local rotational properties of the Milky Way, describing how the orbital velocity of stars changes with distance from the Galactic center near the Sun.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Oort constant canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Oort constant
Generated description
The Oort constant is a parameter in galactic astronomy that quantifies the local rotational properties of the Milky Way, describing how the orbital velocity of stars changes with distance from the Galactic center near the Sun.

Instances (1)

Instance Via concept surface
Oort constants
surface form: Oort constant A