an asteroid has a diameter of 10km and is at a distance of 10^6km, what angle in degrees does it subtend?
An asteroid has a diameter of 10km and is at a distance of 10^6km, what angle in degrees does it subtend ?
tan(Θ\ensurement∘2)=5 km106 km=5∗10−7Θ\ensurement∘2=0.00002864789\ensurement∘Θ\ensurement∘=0.00005729578\ensurement∘Θ′=Θ\ensurement∘×60′1\ensurement∘=(0.00005729578∗60)′=0.00343774677′Θ"=Θ′×60"1′=(0.00343774677∗60)"=0.20626480625"
An asteroid has a diameter of 10km and is at a distance of 10^6km, what angle in degrees does it subtend ?
tan(Θ\ensurement∘2)=5 km106 km=5∗10−7Θ\ensurement∘2=0.00002864789\ensurement∘Θ\ensurement∘=0.00005729578\ensurement∘Θ′=Θ\ensurement∘×60′1\ensurement∘=(0.00005729578∗60)′=0.00343774677′Θ"=Θ′×60"1′=(0.00343774677∗60)"=0.20626480625"