the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer''s meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day 同义词:HA,
In astronomy and celestial navigation, the hour angle is one of the coordinates used in the equatorial coordinate system to give the direction of a point on the celestial sphere.
例句与用法
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the sun's hour angle counts from the middy position and changes 360°per day or 15°per hour. 太阳的时角从中午的位置算起,每天改变360或一小时变化15。