right ascension Comparison Table

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right ascension comparison table

Subject is an instance of has unit is a kind of has symbol is a component of has definition

angle angle unit quantity

equatorial coordinate component coordinate component equatorial coordinate

right ascension angle angle unit α equatorial coordinate Angular distance on the celestial sphere measured eastward along the celestial equator from the equinox to the hour circle passing through the celestial object. Right ascension is usually given in combination with declination.

Subject	is an instance of	has unit	is a kind of	has symbol	is a component of	has definition
angle		angle unit	quantity
equatorial coordinate component			coordinate component		equatorial coordinate
right ascension	angle	angle unit		α	equatorial coordinate	Angular distance on the celestial sphere measured eastward along the celestial equator from the equinox to the hour circle passing through the celestial object. Right ascension is usually given in combination with declination.

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