Right ascension
Definition of Right ascension
(Astron.)
that
degree
of
the
equinoctial
,
counted
from
the
beginning
of
Aries
,
which
rises
with
a
star
,
or
other
celestial
body
,
in
a
right
sphere
;
or
the
arc
of
the
equator
intercepted
between
the
first
point
of
Aries
and
that
point
of
the
equator
that
comes
to
the
meridian
with
the
star
; -
expressed
either
in
degrees
or
in
time
.
See
under
Ascension
.
See also:
Ascension
Right
Related Words
angular
distance
,
astronomy
,
celestial
longitude
,
RA
,
uranology
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