General Navigation USCG Question #1517 (Set 48)

In the celestial equator system of coordinates what is equivalent to the longitude of the Earth system of coordinates?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — Greenwich hour angle

Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) measures celestial body position westward along the celestial equator, directly corresponding to terrestrial longitude measured westward from the Prime Meridian.

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