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Depends on the declination in question. There are 24 hours of right ascension in 360 degrees, so at the celestial equator (declination = 0 degrees) 1 hour of right ascension is equal to 15 degrees. But as you increase or decrease declination the right ascension lines converge to the celestial pole (like longitude lines on a globe). The angle covered by 1 hour of right ascension is therefore equal to (15 degrees x cos(declination) ), so at the celestial poles (declination = +/- 90 degrees) 1 hour of RA is 0 degrees.

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