Recessional velocity

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Recessional velocity is the rate at which an extragalactic astronomical object recedes (becomes more distant) from an observer as a result of the expansion of the universe.^[1] It can be measured by observing the wavelength shifts of spectral lines emitted by the object, known as the object's cosmological redshift.