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horizontal parallax

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | 285 words | Copyright

horizontal parallax The difference between the topocentric and geocentric positions of an object when it is on the astronomical horizon. The amount varies with latitude because the Earth is not exactly spherical, and is greatest at the Earth's equator (equatorial horizontal parallax).

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