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sidereal day::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | day |
| Type of | sidereal time, time unit, unit of time |
Examples of sidereal day
sidereal day
In contrast, the gas giant Jupiter's sidereal day is only 9 hours and 56 minutes.
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On a prograde planet like the Earth, the sidereal day is shorter than the solar day.
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Geosynchronous satellites revolve around the Earth with a period of one sidereal day.
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A solar day is, therefore, nearly 4 minutes longer than a sidereal day.
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The period of the orbit equals one sidereal day, coinciding with the rotation period of the Earth.
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The upper culmination of the vernal point is considered the start of the sidereal day for the observer.
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A mean sidereal day is about 23 h 56 m 4.1 s in length.
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Both the stellar day and the sidereal day are shorter than the mean solar day by about 3 minutes56 seconds.
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So after a sidereal day has passed the Earth still needs to rotate a bit more before the sun reaches its highest point.
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