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How are right ascension an declination similar to latitude an longitude?
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∙ 8y ago
Right Ascension in space is equivalent to Longitude on Earth but it is measured in hours minutes and seconds rather than degrees, minutes and seconds. 1 hour of RA is equivalent to 15° of longitude.
Declination in Space is equivalent to Latitude on Earth. Both are measure in degrees, minutes and seconds. Declination is measured from the Celestial Equator, + being north and - being south, just like Latitude.
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∙ 13y agoThe coordinates of right ascension and declination describe the star's position precisely in the sky, as longitude and latitude describe the exact location of something on Earth.
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∙ 8y agoThose are the coordinates used for the sky.
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∙ 11y agoFalse
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How do you measure the location of a star?
Using a method similar to latitude and longitude on the surface of the earth. The corresponding terms are declination and right ascension.
How do you figure the latitude and longitude of the moon?
The system of latitude and longitude is used to describe the location of points on the surface of the earth. Celestial objects don't have latitude and longitude. There is a similar system defined in the sky. Those coordinates are called Right Ascension and Declination.
What is the latitude and longitude of the constellation Aquarius?
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What is the latitude of Brisbane?
Brisbane Australia has a latitude of roughly 28degrees south hemisphere, roughly similar to parts of Florida in the norhern hemisphere. Comments (comments created by drkanswers) - What about the longitude?? drkanswers
What is the latitude and longitude of Gemini?
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What is the longitude on a star map for Auriga?
Indicating the position of a celestial object is similar to latitude latitude and longitude. But it is called right ascension and declination.
How do you measure the location of a star?
Using a method similar to latitude and longitude on the surface of the earth. The corresponding terms are declination and right ascension.
How do you figure the latitude and longitude of the moon?
The system of latitude and longitude is used to describe the location of points on the surface of the earth. Celestial objects don't have latitude and longitude. There is a similar system defined in the sky. Those coordinates are called Right Ascension and Declination.
Why do astronomers use Declination and Right Ascension?
These are coordinates that define the position of an object in the sky (on the "celestial sphere"). They are used in a similar way to how latitude and longitude are used, on the Earth's surface.
What system is the celestial coordinate system most similar to?
The celestial coordinate system is exactly analogous to the terrestrial positioning system based on latitude and longitude. Terrestrial latitude ---> celestial 'declination'. Terrestrial longitude ---> celestial 'right ascension', where one 'hour' = 15 degrees.
What is the latitude and longitude of the constellation Aquarius?
We do not use latitude and longitude in the sky. Co-ordinates are given as right ascension and declination. These give positions relative to the First Point of Aries, where the Sun crosses the celestial equator at the vernal equinox, and to the celestial equator. A constellation covers quite a large area of sky so must be given a range of co-ordinates. For Aquila these are RA 18 hours 41 min 18.2958 s to 20 hours 38 min 23.7231 s, and declination 18.6882229 degrees to minus 11.8664360 degrees.
What is the longitude and latitude of Orion constellation?
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How are lines of latitude and longitude similar?
they are always equal
How is the latitude and longitude system similar to x and y coordinates on a graph?
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What is the latitude of Brisbane?
Brisbane Australia has a latitude of roughly 28degrees south hemisphere, roughly similar to parts of Florida in the norhern hemisphere. Comments (comments created by drkanswers) - What about the longitude?? drkanswers
What is the latitude and longitude of Gemini?
The system of latitudes and longitudes is a method used to locate points on the Earth's surface. There is a similar coordinate system used to locate objects in the sky, but it's not latitude/longitude.
What state in US has similar latitude and longitude to Romania?
A set of latitude/longitude numbers defines a single point. No two places can havethe same latitude and longitude, and in order for the pair of numbers to be evensimilar at both places, the places must be close together.-- The states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, and Maine allhave territory at the same latitude as places in Romania.-- No place anywhere in the US has a longitude at all similar to the longitude ofany place in Romania.
