The term true mass is synonymous with the term
mass, but is used in
astronomy to differentiate the measured mass of a planet from the lower limit of mass usually obtained from
radial velocity techniques. Methods used to determine the true mass of a
planet include measuring the distance and period of one of its
satellites, advanced
astrometry techniques that use the motions of other planets in the same
star system, combining radial velocity techniques with
transit observations (which indicate very low orbital inclinations), and combining radial velocity techniques with
stellar parallax measurements (which also determine orbital inclinations).
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