Assertion: precession's effect | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: on short timescales
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Since the Moon's axial tilt is only 1.5° with respect to the ecliptic (the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun), this effect is small.
text: For example, planets orbiting the Sun constantly lose energy via gravitational radiation, but this effect is so small that it is unlikely it will be observed in the near future
text: The practical effect is extremely small, but it does mean that star charts have to be redrawn every 50 or 100 years.
text: These effects are generally pretty small, and VERY slow, so there is no reason to get excited over them!
text: Thirring effect is very small—about one part in a few trillion.
text: Although this effect is small on short timescales, the accumulated drift adds up to about one Moon diameter per century.