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Page 1: The$Equatorial$Coordinate$ System$jlong/astrostat/fall2015/RiceDistribution.pdf · NCP 23.50- SEP Sun, 23.50 Moon Ecliptic plane SCP . Probability 0-60 0-50 -3 po 0-40 0-30 0-20 0-10

The  Equatorial  Coordinate  System  

Lifan  Wang  

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Equatorial  Coordinate  System  

•  Defined  by  – an  origin  at  the  center  of  the  Earth  – a  plane  defined  by  the  Earth’s  equator  – a  primary  direc?on  toward  the  vernal  equinox  – a  right-­‐handed  conven?on  

Right  ascension:  measured  eastward  along  the  equator  from  the  vernal  equinox    Declina0on:  measured  posi?ve  northward  

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RA:  hh:mm:ss.ss  Decl:  dd:mm:ss.ss  

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Probability  Distribu?on  of  Func?ons  of  Random  Variables  

•  If  x  and  y  both  follow  a  Gaussian  distribu?on,  what  is  the  probability  distribu?on  func?on  of  d  =  sqrt(x^2+y^2)?  (d  can  be  considered  to  be  the  distance  to  the  origin  from  (x,y)).  

•  Which  will  you  choose  to  es?mate  the  true  distance  d,  mean(d),  mode(d),  or  media(d)?  

•  Are  the  es?mator  biased?  How  will  you  apply  a  correc?on  so  that  the  bias  will  be  removed?  

Suggested  Reading:  hVp://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985A%26A...142..100S  

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