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solar parallax
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solar parallaxhas value 8.79 arcsecond2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
has definition Angle subtended by the equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of 1 AU.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
is a kind of parallax2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
parallaxhas synonym distance2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
anglehas unit angle unit2001-09-27 09:33:30.0