Definition
The apparent shift in a star's position against distant background stars as observed from opposite sides of Earth's orbit around the Sun. This tiny angular displacement allows astronomers to measure distances to nearby stars through triangulation.
Etymology
From Greek 'parallaxis' meaning alteration or change in position, combined with 'stellar' from Latin 'stella.' The concept dates to ancient Greece, but stellar parallax wasn't successfully measured until 1838 by Friedrich Bessel, proving Earth's orbital motion.
Kelly Says
Stellar parallax is the cosmic equivalent of closing one eye, then the other, to judge distance! This tiny wobble—often smaller than the width of a dime seen from 2 miles away—was humanity's first step into measuring the true scale of our galaxy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንብረት አይነት
n-bre-t a-i-net
ARالعربية
الانحراف النجمي
al-inhiraf al-najmi
BNবাংলা
তারার পর্যালোচনা
ta-ar-ar por-yo-lo-ch-na
CACatalà
paral·laxi estel·lar
pa-ra-la-xi es-tel-lar
CSČeština
hvězdná paralaxa
hvezdna paralaxa
DADansk
stjernekrydsning
stjer-ne-kred-sing
DEDeutsch
Sternparallax
shtern-pa-ra-laks
ELΕλληνικά
αστρονόμια
as-tron-o-mia
ESEspañol
paralaje estelar
para-la-he es-te-lar
FAفارسی
پراکندگی ستارگان
pa-ra-kan-di-i-e ste-tar-gan
FISuomi
tähtiparallaksi
ta-hti-pa-ra-laks-i
FRFrançais
parallaxe stellaire
para-laks ste-la-ir
GUGU
તારાનું પરિમાણ
ta-ra-nuu pa-ri-ma-an
HAHA
parallax tsoffin
pa-ra-laks tsoffin
HEעברית
פארללקס כוכבים
pa-ra-leks ko-hav-im
HIहिन्दी
तारों का दृष्टिकोण
taaron ka dristi-koan
HUMagyar
csillagparallax
csillag-pa-ra-laks
IDBahasa Indonesia
parallax bintang
pa-ra-laks bin-tang
IGIG
parallax nke ụwa
pa-ra-laks nke ụwa
ITItaliano
parallasse stellare
pa-ra-las-se ste-la-re
KKKK
жұлдыздық параллакс
juldysdik paralaks
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ និង ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-po-phon-th ni-ng bra-po-phon-th
KO한국어
별의 시차
byeol-ui si-cha
MRMR
तारांचा परिप्रेक्ष्य
ta-ra-an-cha pa-ri-prekshya
MSBahasa Melayu
parallax bintang
pa-ra-laks bin-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြယ်ပုံ ပြောင်း
kyae-pon pya-ng
NLNederlands
sterrenparallax
ster-ren-pa-ra-laks
NONorsk
stjernekryssing
stjer-ne-krs-sing
PLPolski
parallax gwiazd
pa-ra-laks gwiazd
PTPortuguês
paralaxe estelar
para-laks es-te-lar
RORomână
paralaxă stelară
pa-ra-laks-a ste-la-ra
RUРусский
звёздная параллакс
zvezdnaya parallaks
SVSvenska
stjärnparallax
stjärn-pa-ra-laks
SWKiswahili
parallax ya nyota
pa-ra-laks ya nyota
TAதமிழ்
நட்சத்திரப் பரவலாக்கம்
nat-chat-thir-par-ava-la-a-kam
TEతెలుగు
నక్షత్ర పరవలన
nak-sh-tra pa-ra-va-la-na
THไทย
ปรากฏการณ์เลือนลางของดาว
pra-kaat-gaan leuan-laang khang dao
TLTL
parallax ng bituin
pa-ra-laks ng bi-tu-in
TRTürkçe
yıldız paralaksı
yıldız para-lak-si
UKУкраїнська
зіркова паралакс
zirkova para-laks
URاردو
ستاروں کا پھیلاؤ
si-tar-on ka phi-la-o
VITiếng Việt
định vị sao
dinh vi sao
YOYO
parallax ìwọ
pa-ra-laks i-wo
ZH中文
恒星视差
héng xīng shì chā
ZUZU
parallax yezulu
pa-ra-laks ye-zu-lu