Obtain from the publisher Willmann-Bell the book ''Astronomical Algorithms'' by Jean Meeus. If obtaining elsewhere, be sure to obtain the 2nd ed. with corrections as of August 10, 2009. The equations you want are in Chapter 13, "Transformations of Coordinates".
Some variables must be defined:
$alpha$ = right ascension, if obtained from formula it is in radians
$delta$ = declination, positive north, negative south
$h$ = altitude, positive above the horizon, negative below horizon
$A$ = azimuth, measured westward from the South, other sources often measure from the North
$psi$ = observer's latitude
$H$ = local hour angle
$theta$ = local sidereal time
The first step is to transform horizon coordinates (azimuth and altitude) to equatorial coordinates (local hour angle and declination).
$$
tan H = frac{sin A}{cos A sin psi + tan h cos psi}\
sin delta = sin psi sin h - cos psi cos h cos A
$$
Then the local hour angle H is transformed to right ascension $alpha$:
$$
alpha = theta - H
$$
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