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Binary stars do not have correct motions #3

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@emilyhunt

Although the spatial position of binary stars is treated correctly (see here), this is not currently added to their motions. This could be fixed by:

  1. Ensuring that true XYZ velocities are added to the binaries based on their orbit
  2. Propagating proper motion uncertainties onto unresolved binaries correctly, such as with astromet
  3. Optionally also adding binary motion to radial velocities, which would allow for simulation of the true intrinsic radial velocity dispersion of a cluster (very cool!).

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