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distance

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distance has definition The distance to a celestial object measured from the center of the Earth or Sun, in units of parsec or lightyear has source: Talbot, J. 2001, 2001-09-27 09:33:31.0
is an instance of equatorial coordinate component
is an instance of length

equatorial coordinate component is a component of equatorial coordinate

length has unit length unit 2001-09-27 09:33:26.0

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

distance	has definition The distance to a celestial object measured from the center of the Earth or Sun, in units of parsec or lightyear
	is an instance of equatorial coordinate component
	is an instance of length
equatorial coordinate component	is a component of equatorial coordinate
length	has unit length unit
number	has value