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Sidereal year

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008862

The time it takes for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun with respect to the fixed stars. This period is slightly longer than the tropical year, which is based on the vernal equinox. A sidereal year is approximately 365.256 solar days long.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008862
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008862",
  "term": "Sidereal year",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The time it takes for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun with respect to the fixed stars. This period is slightly longer than the tropical year, which is based on the vernal equinox. A sidereal year is approximately 365.256 solar days long.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sidereal-year/"
}

Record 8,519 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.