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使用する際の注意点

• Although the two above definitions are identical in everyday practice, a sidereal day is normally measured relative to the point of vernal equinox. This, combined with the effect that precession has on the vernal equinox, makes a sidereal day 8 milliseconds shorter than the actual rotational period. However, this difference is small enough that it is usually ignored, so the term sidereal day is also used for the time of a full 360 degree rotation. When the difference is significant, the term stellar day is used to refer to the time of a full rotation, which is measured relative to the stars.

参考

• stellar day
• solar day