Hour Angle
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71500·updated May 18, 2026verified
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing
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Variants
- plural
- Hour Angles
- possessive
- Hour Angle's
- pluralpossessive
- Hour Angles'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
- §2
- (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing
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