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dynamical equinox
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dynamical equinoxsee also catalog equinoxhas source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
see also equinoxhas source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
has definition The ascending node of the Earth's mean orbit on the Earth's equator; i.e., the intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator at which the Sun's declination is changing from south to north.has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
is an instance of ascending node2001-09-27 09:30:05.0
Sun orbital eventhas participants planet, Sun2001-09-27 09:30:04.0
orbital eventhas period 1 orbital period2001-09-27 09:30:04.0
eventhas duration2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has synonym world point2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0