Glossary term: 凌
Description: 当一个天体穿过另一个角大小较大的天体和观测者之间时,就发生了凌星。从观测者的角度看,遮挡天体移动到被遮挡天体的前面,阻挡了被遮挡天体表面的一部分视线。如果从观测者和被遮挡天体之间经过的遮挡天体的角大小大于后者,这种情况被称为掩星,而不是凌星。对于同一系统,被一个观测者看到的凌星现象,可能不会被另一个来自不同角度的观测者看到。
在太阳系中,从地球上看水星和金星有时都会凌日。从地球上看,绕太阳系行星运行的卫星经常会穿过其所绕转行星的表面。
环绕其他恒星运行的行星(系外行星)通常是在凌星时被发现的,它们会遮挡住恒星的部分光线,从观测者所在位置看去,恒星会显得略微暗淡。只有当行星的轨道平面与地球的视线相交时,从地球上看绕恒星运行的行星才会凌星。因此,用凌星法寻找行星只能探测到银河系中的一小部分行星。凌星还可以用来估计系外行星的大小。
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