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topocentric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Topocentric may
refer to: a
horizontal coordinate system, used for e.g.
navigational purposes...
- with a
topocentric coordinate system.
Horizontal coordinates define the observer's orientation, but not
location of the origin,
while topocentric coordinates...
- system. The
topocentric system can also be
described as an
approximation algorithm for the
Placidus system. [citation needed]
Topocentric houses are also...
-
distinction is made
between the mean position,
apparent position and
topocentric position of an object. The mean
position of a star (relative to the observer's...
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cosine vector of the
orbiting body from the
observation points (from
Topocentric Equatorial Coordinate System) and
general physical data. Carl Friedrich...
- of
Geodesy and
Geophysics in
Lucerne in 1967. This
ellipsoid acquired topocentric orientation defined at the
astrogeodetic vertex Chuá, in the muni****lity...
-
dimensions along the
Cartesian X, Y, and Z axes. They are
differentiated from
topocentric coordinates,
which use the observer's
location as the
reference point...
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instead of the apogee; and
measuring the
desired point's
barycentric or
topocentric position instead of its
geocentric position. True
Black Moon ⯞ U+2BDE...
- west of the meridian, and its hour
angle will be 1h. When
calculating topocentric phenomena,
right ascension may be
converted into hour
angle as an intermediate...
- eclipse), the
Almanac gives formulae and
methods for
calculating the
topocentric coordinates, that is, as seen from a
particular place on the Earth's...
