Observational Cosmology - Unit 1 Solutions

1. Using z=v/c (valid for v much less than c) one finds

(i) z=1.5x10-6 (at the equator)
(ii) z=1.0x10-4
(iii) z=8.3x10-4 (taking local circular velocity to be 250 km/s, RR p. 49)