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right ascension

right ascension

 
pronunciation:
raIt sen shn
part of speech: noun
definition: the angular distance of the arc of one of the hour circles of a celestial body, measured eastward along the equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle, and expressed in degrees or hours; the celestial equivalent of longitude.