Right Ascension

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ALPHA
Pronunciation
/raɪt əˈsɛnʃən/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
NASA

Examples in Context

  1. The location is also noted in the lower right corner in celestial coordinates ( Right Ascension(ALPHA) and Declination ).
  2. You better take a look at the right ascension.
  3. The method needs not to compute the right ascension, so it is very simple and economical.
  4. Each search area is about 10 degrees in declination and one hour of right ascension.
  5. Phase modulated resolvers can be used to model the relation between the sidereal time, right ascension and the hour angle.

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