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Position angle

In astronomy, position angle (usually abbreviated PA) is the convention for measuring angles on the sky. The International Astronomical Union defines it as the angle measured relative to the north celestial pole (NCP), turning positive into the direction of the right ascension. In the standard (non-flipped) images, this is a counterclockwise measure…

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Position angle

Nodes13
Edges12
Triples6
Avg. degree1.85
Density0.153846
Components1

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related to Nautics · 6
Position angle → Computing, In, North, Setting, The, This

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angle position north direction celestial relative pa pole ncp primary also target visual binary center defines measured positive counterclockwise axis

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Position anglerelated to NauticsThe0.60section
Position anglerelated to NauticsSetting0.60section
Position anglerelated to NauticsComputing0.60section
Position anglerelated to NauticsThis0.60section
Position anglerelated to NauticsIn0.60section
Position anglerelated to NauticsNorth0.60section

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