Sidereal Time

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Timekeeping system
gptkbp:affects Precession
Nutation
gptkbp:calculatedAt gptkb:Greenwich
Local meridian
gptkbp:contrastsWith Solar Time
gptkbp:firstDefined Astronomers
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:Minute
Hour
Second
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sidereal Time
gptkbp:isShorterThan Solar Day
gptkbp:measures Earth's rotation relative to fixed stars
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Right_Ascension
gptkbp:siderealDayLength 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.1 seconds
gptkbp:symbol ST
gptkbp:type gptkb:Apparent_sidereal_time
gptkb:Mean_sidereal_time
gptkbp:usedFor Locating celestial objects
Telescope alignment
gptkbp:usedIn Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Universal_Star_Time
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7