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Arcsec

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Arcsec meaning

Abbreviation of arcsecond.

Example sentences (5)

The resolving power is about 40,000 when a 1-arcsec slit is used.

A proper motion of 1 arcsec per year at a distance of 1 light-year corresponds to a relative transverse speed of 1.45 km/s.

A second of arc, arcsecond (arcsec), or arc second is of an arcminute, of a degree, of a turn, and (about ) of a radian.

Image is 60 arcsec on a side.

The notation using the "arc-" prefix avoids such confusion, though "arcsec" for arcsecant can be confused with " arcsecond ".