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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chì jīng
"赤经和赤纬是天球坐标系中的两个基本要素。"
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The angular distance of a celestial point measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the hour circle passing through the point, usually expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds.
"Astronomers use right ascension and declination to precisely map the positions of stars on the celestial sphere." - 2
The coordinate in the equatorial coordinate system analogous to terrestrial longitude.
"The telescope was calibrated to track the target object based on its specific right ascension coordinate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a calque of the Latin 'ascensio recta', translating the ancient Greek astronomical terminology used by Ptolemy. It entered English in the late 16th century during the Renaissance revival and standardization of observational astronomy and navigation instruments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Right ascension" is said worldwide
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ascension droite
Transliteration: as.sɑ̃.sjɔ̃ dʁwat
"L'ascension droite est mesurée en heures, minutes et secondes."
Rektaszension
Transliteration: ʁɛktaˈtsɛnt͡si̯oːn
"Die Rektaszension wird entlang des Himmelsäquators gemessen."
ascensione retta
Transliteration: aʃ.ʃenˈsjo.ne ˈret.ta
"L'ascensione retta corrisponde alla longitudine celeste."
ascensión recta
Transliteration: as.senˈsjon ˈrek.ta
"La ascensión recta se mide a partir del equinoccio vernal."
ascensão reta
Transliteration: as.sẽˈsɐ̃w ˈʁɛ.tɐ
"A ascensão reta é uma coordenada astronômica fundamental."
विषuvad
Transliteration: vishuvad
Script: विषुवद् वृत्तांश
"खगोलीय पिंडों की स्थिति जानने के लिए विषuvad का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
赤经
Transliteration: chì jīng
"赤经和赤纬是天球坐标系中的两个基本要素。"
적경
Transliteration: jeok-gyeong
"천체의 위치는 적경과 적위로 나타냅니다."
赤経
Transliteration: sekikei
"天体の位置は赤経と赤緯によって表されます。"
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