# velocity dispersion

> in astronomy, the statistical dispersion of velocities about the mean velocity for a cluster of stars or galaxies

**Wikidata**: [Q637450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q637450)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_dispersion)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/velocity-dispersion


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)