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  • system. The topocentric system can also be described as an approximation algorithm for the Placidus system. [citation needed] Topocentric houses are also...
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  • distinction is made between the mean position, apparent position and topocentric position of an object. The mean position of a star (relative to the observer's...
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    dimensions along the Cartesian X, Y, and Z axes. They are differentiated from topocentric coordinates, which use the observer's location as the reference point...
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    object above the horizon; alternatively: zenith distance equal to 90 degrees minus elevation. Local topocentric coordinates: azimuth (direction angle within...
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  • kinds of orbits which are characteristic of different classes of bodies. topocentric With reference to, or pertaining to, a point on the surface of the Earth...
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    of Geodesy and Geophysics in Lucerne in 1967. This ellipsoid acquired topocentric orientation defined at the astrogeodetic vertex Chuá, in the municipality...
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