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occultation | ||||
subject | fact |
occultation | has definition The cutoff of the light from a celestial body caused by its passage behind another object. | |
is a kind of conjunction | ||
conjunction | has elongation 0° | |
event | has duration | |
has synonym world point | ||
has time of occurrence | ||
angle | has unit angle unit | |
number | has value |
Kinds of occultation :