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How is sidereal time measured?

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How is sidereal time measured?
posted Feb 24, 2022 by Atif

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By the apparent motion of the distant, so-called fixed, stars about the Earth
Sidereal time is used by astronomers to locate objects. A sidereal day measured from Earth is approximately 86,164.0905 seconds (23 h 56 min 4.0905 s, or 23.9344696 h).

answer Feb 25, 2022 by Mridul
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