Hour Angle
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing
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the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Hour Angles
- possessive
- Hour Angle's
- pluralpossessive
- Hour Angles'