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transit
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transitis followed by emersionhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
is preceeded by immersionhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
has definition The passage of a smaller, nearer astronomical object across the face of a larger object in the background, as in a transit of Venus across the Sun.has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:30:01.0
is a kind of occultation phase2001-09-27 09:30:00.0
conjunctionhas elongation 0°2001-09-27 09:30:00.0
eventhas duration2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has synonym world point2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
anglehas unit angle unit2001-09-27 09:33:30.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0