greatest elongation Comparison Table

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greatest elongation comparison table

Subject has definition has elongation has synonym is a kind of is an instance of

planetary elongation The angle planet-Earth-Sun. Eastern elongations appear east of the Sun in the evening; western elongations, west of the Sun in the morning. An elongation of 0° is called conjunction; one of 180° is called opposition: and one of 90° is called quadrature. elongation

planetary elongation event A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180° world point planetary elongation

greatest elongation The instants when the geocentric angular distances of Mercury or Venus are at a maximum from the Sun. varies world point planetary elongation event planetary elongation

Subject	has definition	has elongation	has synonym	is a kind of	is an instance of
planetary elongation	The angle planet-Earth-Sun. Eastern elongations appear east of the Sun in the evening; western elongations, west of the Sun in the morning. An elongation of 0° is called conjunction; one of 180° is called opposition: and one of 90° is called quadrature.			elongation
planetary elongation event	A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180°		world point	planetary elongation
greatest elongation	The instants when the geocentric angular distances of Mercury or Venus are at a maximum from the Sun.	varies	world point	planetary elongation event	planetary elongation

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