quadrature Comparison Table

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quadrature comparison table

Subject is a kind of has elongation has definition

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

quadrature planetary elongation event 90° Elongation of a planet when it makes a 90° angle with the Sun as seen from Earth. (b) A configuration in which two celestial bodies have apparent longitudes (see longitude, celestial) that differ by 90° as viewed from a third body. Quadratures are usually tabulated with respect to the Sun as viewed from the center of the Earth.

Subject	is a kind of	has elongation	has definition
planetary elongation event	planetary elongation		A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180°
quadrature	planetary elongation event	90°	Elongation of a planet when it makes a 90° angle with the Sun as seen from Earth. (b) A configuration in which two celestial bodies have apparent longitudes (see longitude, celestial) that differ by 90° as viewed from a third body. Quadratures are usually tabulated with respect to the Sun as viewed from the center of the Earth.

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