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DENIUS [597]
3 years ago
15

If a star is located at a right ascension of 15 and declination of -13.00º, your latitude is 26.00ºN, and 15 hours of right asce

nsion is currently on the meridian, what is the distance, in degrees, between the star and zenith?
Geography
1 answer:
melamori03 [73]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

zenith distance = 39 degree

Explanation:

given data

declination of star =  -13.00º

latitude = 26.00º N

to find out

distance in degrees between the star and zenith

solution

we know the formula  that is  

latitude = star declination+ its zenith distance     ....................1

and

zenith distance = latitude - star declination

zenith distance = 26 - ( -13 )

zenith distance = 26 + 13

zenith distance = 39 degree

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