HyperDic: angular_distance

English > 1 sense of the expression angular distance:
NOUNshapeangular distancethe angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer
English > angular distance: 1 sense > noun 1, shape
MeaningThe angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer.
Example"he recorded angular distances between the stars"
Narrowerdeclination, celestial latitude, dec(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator
hour angle, HA(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing
latitudeThe angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
longitudeThe angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
right ascension, RA, celestial longitude(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky
true anomalyThe angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
BroaderangleThe space between two lines or planes that intersect
Catalandistància angular

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