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Position angle, usually abbreviated PA, is a measurement relating to observed visual binary stars. It is defined as the angular offset of the secondary star from the primary, measured counterclockwise, relative to the north celestial pole. As the example illustrates, if one were observing a hypothetical binary star with a PA of 135 degrees, that means an imaginary line in the eyepiece drawn from the north celestial pole (NCP) to the primary (P) would be offset from the secondary (S) such that the NCP-P-S angle would be 135 degrees. When graphing visual binary orbits, the NCP line is traditionally drawn downward—that is, with north at bottom—and PA is measured counterclockwise. Also the proper motion angle (see proper motion) is sometimes called the position angle. The definition of position angle is also extended to apply to extended objects like galaxies, where it refers to the angle made by the major axis of the object with the NCP line. ==See also== *Angular distance 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Position angle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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