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The GHA of the first point of Aries is 315° and the GHA of a planet is 150°. What is the right ascension of the planet?

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The GHA of the first point of Aries is 315° and the GHA of a planet is 150°. What is the right ascension of the planet?

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• Relationship between GHA Aries, GHA of a body, and right ascension (RA) • Converting degrees of arc to time in hours (15° = 1 hour) • Using the correct direction of subtraction (which GHA minus which) to get RA

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• First, decide whether RA is measured eastward or westward from Aries and how that compares to GHA, which is measured westward from Greenwich. • Write a simple equation linking GHA Aries, GHA Planet, and RA. Rearrange it to solve for RA, keeping track of signs and directions. • Once you have RA in degrees, convert it to hours and see which answer choice matches.

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• Be sure whether you should compute GHA Aries − GHA Planet or GHA Planet − GHA Aries based on how RA is defined. • After subtraction, if your angle is negative, normalize it to 0°–360° before converting to hours. • When converting degrees to hours, divide by 15, since 360° corresponds to 24 hours of right ascension.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51981c

The GHA of the first point of Aries is 315° and the GHA of a planet is 150°. What is the right ascension of the planet?

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The GHA of the first point of Aries is 315° and the GHA of a planet is 150°. What is the right ascension of the planet?

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