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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHT ASCENSION

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Right ascension is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RIGHT ASCENSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Right ascension

Right ascension is the angular distance measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the hour circle of the point in question. When combined with declination, these astronomical coordinates specify the direction of a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system. Right ascension and declination as seen on the inside of the celestial sphere. The primary direction of the system is the vernal equinox, the ascending node of the ecliptic on the celestial equator. Right ascension is measured eastward along the celestial equator from the primary direction. An old term, right ascension refers to the ascension, or the point on the celestial equator which rises with any celestial object, as seen from the Earth's equator, where the celestial equator intersects the horizon at a right angle. It is contrasted with oblique ascension, the point on the celestial equator which rises with a celestial object as seen from almost anywhere else on Earth, where the celestial equator intersects the horizon at an oblique angle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHT ASCENSION

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right triangle
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHT ASCENSION

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Synonyms and antonyms of right ascension in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «right ascension» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHT ASCENSION

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The translations of right ascension from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «right ascension» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赤经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ascensión recta
570 millions of speakers

English

right ascension
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सही उदगम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صعود اليمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Прямое восхождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ascensão reta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডান আসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ascension droite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kenaikan hak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rektaszension
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤経
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Munggah tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thăng thiên ngay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலது அசென்சன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजवीकडे सरंजाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sağa çıkış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ascensione retta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rektascensja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пряме сходження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ascensiune dreapta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαίωμα ανόδου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reg hemelvaart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rektascension
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyre oppstigning
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about right ascension

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT ASCENSION»

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Practical Astronomy with Your Calculator
Converting between right ascension and hour-angle 35 24 Converting between right ascension and hour-angle The hour-angle, H, and the right ascension, a, are related by the simple formula // = LST-a, where LST is the local sidereal time.
Peter Duffett-Smith, 1988
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Right Ascension
David Derrico. Earth from invaders before the days of the Indomitable. After his bravery and skill had caught the eye of Admiral Cole, he was commissioned to a covert branch of the military and given command of a swift Corvette. He was sent  ...
David Derrico, 2009
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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
Although I show rate information for right ascension and declination, it's seldom used for practical applications. However, azimuth and elevation rates are usually available from radar data, so I also show how to convert this information.
D.A. Vallado, 2001
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Astronomia accurata: or The royal astronomer and navigator. ...
But by the Moon having a more considerable Easterly Motion of Right Ascension in 14 Hours, than the Sun's Easterly Motion of Right Ascension in that Time, therefore the Moon's Approach or coming to the Meridian is thereby retarded or ...
Robert Heath, 1760
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American Practical Navigator
From this we may deduce the menu time at Greenwich, which is required in finding the right ascension and declination of the planet.* Take the sun's right ascension from the Nautical Almanac, for the preceding noon at Greenwich, and add ...
‎1874
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
so proper as the sun ; because its motion is the most simple, and its right ascension quickly fonnd. For if, in fig. 87. we have given QS the declination of the sun (which may be easily taken every day at noon by observation), and the angle SEQ ...
‎1823
7
Spherical Astronomy
1.6 Right ascension and declination For the greater part of this book our concern will not be with the earth, but with the celestial sphere. The geometrical considerations, however, are very similar, and there is a coordinate system used on the ...
Robin Michael Green, 1985
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American Practical Navigator
Find the right ascension of the sun and star in the preceding Tables VI. and VIII.; subtract the sun's right ascension from the star's, having previously increased the latter by 24 hours when the sun's right ascension is the greatest ; the remainder ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, 1841
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A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and ...
Virgo, Spica, a Libra, a Scorpio, Antares, a. . . Sagittarius, Bow. 1. . . Capricorniis. Horn, p. Aquarius, It. Should. Pisces, String, a Problems performed by the Celestial Globe. — Problem 1. — To find the right ascension and declination of the sun, ...
Alexander Jamieson, 1829
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The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ...
William Nicholson. fight sphere. It is found by the following proportion. As the radins to the cosine of the sun or star's greatest declination, so is the tangent of the distance from Aries to libra, to the tangent of right ascension. Oblique ascension is ...
William Nicholson, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT ASCENSION»

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How to find Pluto around the time of its historic encounter with New …
Parallels of declination and lines of right ascension for the J2000.0 epoch are shown at 5-arcminute intervals. Pluto's track from 7—14 July with daily positions at ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jul 15»
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NGC 2419: Wayward Globular or the Milky Way's Own?
The cluster sits 7 degrees north of the bright star Castor just across the border of Gemini in the constellation of the Lynx at Right Ascension 7 Hours, 38 minutes ... «Universe Today, Jun 15»
3
Get ready for Comet Lovejoy!
For observers with equatorially-mounted telescopes or GoTo instruments, the table below lists the daily J2000 Epoch coordinates of right ascension (R.A.) and ... «Astronomy Now Online, Dec 14»
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Vega: The Once and Future North Star
Right Ascension: 18h 36m 56.3s; Declination: 38 degrees 47 minutes 01 second. Star Quiz: .... 5 Signs You Need New Tech (and How to Pick the Right Tools). «Space.com, Jun 13»
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Aries? Here's your constellation
By definition, the sun resides at the First Point of Aries on the March equinox. This point has a declination of zero degrees and a right ascension of zero degrees. «EarthSky, Dec 12»
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Orion Constellation: Facts About the Hunter
Its right ascension is 5 hours, and its declination is 5 degrees. ... Betelgeuse, the second brightest star in Orion, establishes the right shoulder of the hunter. «Space.com, Jul 12»
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NGC 2539 - Credit: Palomar Observatory Courtesy of Caltech
NGC 2539 (Right Ascension: 8 : 10.7 – Declination: -12 : 50) averages around ... Shift about 5 degrees southwest and you find NGC 2479 (Right Ascension: 7 ... «Universe Today, Mar 12»
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Open Cluster Messier 50 - Credit: NOAO/AURA/NSF
Now shift further southeast for NGC 2223 (Right Ascension: 6 : 24.6 ... of Delta and the open cluster NGC 2362 (Right Ascension: 7: 18.8 – Declination: -24 : 5). «Universe Today, Mar 12»
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The 6 Classic Orbital Elements
Called many things-- longitude of the ascending node, right ascension of the ascending node, it tells you what longitude in the Earth-reference position the orbit ... «Science 2.0, May 11»
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Distributor pleads guilty to obscenity but says it was an accident
Right Ascension Inc., doing business as Adult DVD Empire, pleaded guilty to mailing obscene matter from May 29, 2007, when federal prosecutors said the ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug 10»

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