Assume that the current UTC date is February 11th, 2022. What is OG1, the sidereal time of the Greenwich meridian, at 00:00 UTC today?

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The Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has the following latitude/longitude coordinates: 19° 49' 20"
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Transcribed Image Text:The Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has the following latitude/longitude coordinates: 19° 49' 20" N, 155° 28' 30" W.
You look up that OGo was 6h 42m 29.966$ at 00:00 UTC on January 1st, 2022.
Assume that the current UTC date is February 11th, 2022. What is OG1, the sidereal time of the
Greenwich meridian, at 00:00 UTC today?
Express your answer in terms of fractional hours.
9.4024
Transcribed Image Text:You look up that OGo was 6h 42m 29.966$ at 00:00 UTC on January 1st, 2022. Assume that the current UTC date is February 11th, 2022. What is OG1, the sidereal time of the Greenwich meridian, at 00:00 UTC today? Express your answer in terms of fractional hours. 9.4024
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