English Explanatory Dictionary

right ascension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The angular distance east of the vernal point (“the solar zenith at the March equinox”); the celestial equivalent of longitude.

Word forms

right ascension right ascensions

Synonyms

α

Related words

celestial coordinate system equatorial coordinate system hour angle oblique ascension
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