The declination of a star is its angle from the celestial equator, positive to the north, from to . The great circle through the star and the celestial poles is its hour circle. The hour angle of the star is the angle at the celestial pole between the local meridian and the star’s hour circle, counted westward, in hours of . The right ascension is the angle along the celestial equator from a fixed point of the sky, the vernal equinox point (Definition 1.12), to the star’s hour circle, counted eastward, also in hours.
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Earth and Space Sciences · পরিভাষা
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অন্য নাম: declination (celestial) · hour angle · right ascension