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Glossary term: 角直径

Description: 天体的角直径是指从一个特定位置以角度测量的可见直径。在天文学中,角直径是表示天空中天体大小的一种方法。角直径随着天体物理尺寸的增大而增大,当天体距离较远时,角直径会减小。例如,从地球上看月球和太阳,它们的角直径都是半度左右。月球比太阳小约 400 倍,但看起来大小相同(大约半度),因为太阳离地球的距离是月球的约 400 倍。

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