Astronomy dictionary - Y

Astronomy dictionary - Y

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Yarkovsky effect

This is an effect that can change the movement or rotation of tiny rocky particles and small asteroids in space, caused by the absorption and reemission of photons of light. The result is that asteroids can be slightly perturbed in their orbits by this effect.

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