ground position

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ground position

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Also known as: GP

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This location is called the ground position (GP). GP can thus be stated in terms of celestial coordinates, with the declination of the celestial object equal to latitude and the Greenwich hour angle equal to longitude. Almanacs such as those published by the Nautical Almanac Office of the U.S. Naval…
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This location is called the ground position (GP). GP can thus be stated in terms of celestial coordinates, with the declination of the celestial object equal to latitude and the Greenwich hour angle equal to longitude. Almanacs such as those published by the Nautical Almanac Office of the U.S. Naval…
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