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  • adjective Describing an angle having a value less than one arcsecond

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sub- +‎ arcsecond

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  • This program uses the combination of HST-FGS3 / FGS1R at optical wavelengths, historical infrared speckle data, ground-based parallax work, metallicity studies, and radial velocity monitoring to examine nearby, subarcsecond binary systems.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2008

  • This program uses the combination of HST-FGS3 / FGS1R at optical wavelengths, historical infrared speckle data, ground-based parallax work, metallicity studies, and radial velocity monitoring to examine nearby, subarcsecond binary systems.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2008

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