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El Arco de ecuador desde el primer punto de Aries hasta el máximo de ascensión del astro, contado de 0° a 360° en el sentido contrario al movimiento aparente del Sol en la eclíptica (sentido horario), es:The arc of the equator from the First Point of Aries to the body’s hour circle, counted from 0° to 360° opposite to the Sun’s apparent motion on the ecliptic (clockwise), is:
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Correct answer: c) The sidereal hour angle.
Why it is correct
From Aries towards the west: sidereal hour angle.
Why the others are not
- a) It starts at Aries, but runs the other way.
- b) It is measured along the hour circle.
- d) An hour angle starts at a meridian.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sidereal hour angle and right ascension add up to 360º.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · CY Test 1 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · CY Test 2 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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