USAAAO 2019, I кръг — Задача 19
USAAAO National Astronomy Olympiad First Round 01/26/2019-02/01/2019 · 26 януари 2019 г. · 1 т.
Указания
This exam contains 8 pages and 30 questions. Each question is worth 1 point, so there are 30 points total. Students MUST take the exam between 01/26/2019-02/01/2019. Proctors must scan students’ responses by 11:59 pm PST on 02/01/2019.
PHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL CONSTANTS
| c | Speed of light in vacuo | |
| e | Elementary charge | |
| m | Neutron rest mass | |
| m | Proton rest mass | |
| m | Electron rest mass | |
| h | Planck’s constant | |
| Dirac’s constant () | ||
| k | Boltzmann’s constant | |
| G | Gravitational constant | |
| Stefan-Boltzmann constant | ||
| c | First Radiation Constant () | |
| c | Second Radiation Constant () | |
| Permittivity of free space | ||
| Permeability of free space | ||
| N | Avogadro constant | |
| R | Gas constant | |
| a | Bohr radius | |
| Bohr magneton | ||
| Fine structure constant () | ||
| M | Solar mass | |
| R | Solar radius | |
| L | Solar luminosity | |
| T | Solar temperature | 5770 K |
| M | Earth mass | |
| R | Mean Earth radius | |
| R | Mean Mars radius | |
| 1 light year | ||
| 1 AU | Astronomical Unit | |
| 1 pc | Parsec | |
| 1 year | ||
| 1 erg |
ENERGY CONVERSION : 1 joule (J) = electronvolts (eV)
Условие
Eltanin, the brightest star in Draco, has the approximate coordinates RA: 17h 56m, Dec: . Given that at the observer’s location, the latitude is and the local sidereal time is 14:00, how far above the horizon will Eltanin appear? Round your answer to the nearest degree.
A. 26
B. 54
C. 59
D. 89
E. The star is below the horizon
Отговори
- 54
Решение
Solution: B: 54
The LHA is the negative of the time until upper culmination, or hours, or -59. Using spherical trig rules, we have
Taking inverse sine, we have approximately 54 degrees.
Оригинал в Архива: 2019_usaaao_first_round.pdf · официални решения: usaaao_first_round_answer_key.pdf