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English noun: right ascension

1. right ascension (location) (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere


SamplesOne hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees.


Synonymscelestial longitude, RA


Broader (hypernym)angular distance


Domain categoryastronomy, uranology









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