General Navigation USCG Question #1465 (Set 46)

The radius of a circle of equal altitude of a body is equal to the __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — coaltitude of the body

The radius of a circle of equal altitude (terrestrial line of position) plotted on a chart is equal to the coaltitude, also known as the zenith distance (90 degrees minus the true altitude), representing the geographic distance from the body's substellar point.

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