Tuesday, 20 May 2014

star - Where to get Polaris Right ascension value from

There are several published star catalogs that list right ascensions for stars, along with a lot of other almanac-type data. Wikipedia's a good resource for common stars (e.g. Polaris).



Right ascensions change over time, as stars move through space. Star catalogs will have a year associated with them, which is the year that the measurement was taken.

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