Sentences with phrase «right ascension»
Right ascension is a term used in astronomy to describe the location of a celestial object in the sky along the east-west direction. It helps us figure out where something is located in the night sky. Full definition
For longitude's equivalent, a system of right ascension lines are inscribed on sky charts; these show what's on the meridian at hourly intervals.
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NED identifies IC 4715 with M24, taking into account a possible position error of +10 minutes in Right Ascension.
As luck would have it, the bright star Spica [Alpha (á) Virginis] has nearly the same right ascension as both NGC 5128 and Omega Centauri, so we can use it as a gauge for when both are at culmination.
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In astronomy lingo, the telegram provided the brightness (magnitude 5) and coordinates (R.A. for right ascension and Decl.
The Sun would be a yellow star of an apparent visual magnitude of +0.5 in eastern Cassiopeia, at the antipodal point of Alpha Centauri's current right ascension and declination, at 02h 39m 35s +60 ° 50 ′ (2000).
Please note that the DSS uses the average Right Ascension (RA) and Declination (Dec) of all sources within a session.
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(manuscript:) Nebula near Gamma UMa, same right ascension a bit near this star and 1 deg..
Its celestial coordinates form the rest of the bulky name, following the «J»: a right ascension value of 14h (hours) 34m (minutes) 50.5 s (seconds).
Measurement of the first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory: towards the detection of dipolar anisotropies over a wide energy range
While searching for the nebula above the back of Ursa Major, reported in the book Figures des Astres, and which is supposed to be for 1660 at 183d 32» 41» right ascension, & 60d 20» 33» northern declination, which Messier couldn't see, he has observed these two stars.»
Search for First Harmonic Modulation in the Right Ascension Distribution of Cosmic Rays Detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Analysis of the modulation in the first harmonic of the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Omega Nebula — Messier 17 Constellation: Sagittarius Coordinates: 18h 20m 26s (right ascension), -16 ° 10» 36» (declination) Distance: 5,000 to 6,000 light years Apparent magnitude: 6.0 Apparent dimensions: 11 arcminutes Angular size: 20 ′ x 15 ′ Designations: Omega Nebula, Messier 17, NGC 6618, Swan Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Lobster Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, RCW 160, Sharpless 45, Gum 81
Cartwheel Galaxy Type: S pec (Ring) Constellation: Sculptor Coordinates: 00h 37m 41.1 s (right ascension), -33 ° 42» 59» (declination) Distance: 496 million light years (150 Mpc) Apparent dimensions: 1 ′.1 x 0 ′.9 Apparent magnitude: 15.2 Mass: 2.9 — 4.8 billion solar masses Designations: Cartwheel Galaxy, PGC 2248, ESO 350 - 40, AM0035 - 335, MCG -06-02-022a
The Twiller is a departure from my Edge of Apocalypse Series (Right Ascension and Declination), as it is a quirky, funny, sometimes silly satire of some of the things I find particularly humorous in our daily lives.
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I wrote my first novel, Right Ascension, in 2000, and the sequel, Declination, was completed in 2002.
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