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It can measure a) parallax - triangulation via the spacecraft's orbit around the sun b) proper motion - via multiple observations over the years c) radial ve
by the8472 10y ago
It can measure
a) parallax - triangulation via the spacecraft's orbit around the sun
b) proper motion - via multiple observations over the years
c) radial velocity - via redshift
a gives us distance, b + c gives us the trajectory through the galaxy.