zenith distance Comparison Table

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zenith distance comparison table

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

angle angle unit quantity

local coordinate component coordinate component local coordinate

zenith distance angle angle unit local coordinate Angular distance on the celestial sphere measured along the great circle from the zenith to the celestial object. Zenith distance is 90° minus altitude.

Subject	is an instance of	has unit	is a kind of	is a component of	has definition
angle		angle unit	quantity
local coordinate component			coordinate component	local coordinate
zenith distance	angle	angle unit		local coordinate	Angular distance on the celestial sphere measured along the great circle from the zenith to the celestial object. Zenith distance is 90° minus altitude.

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