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sidereal year (n)
the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
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the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
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The Earth's sidereal year, the time it takes to complete one orbit around the Sun, is approximately 365.256 days.
Astronomers use the sidereal year to track the Earth's motion in space relative to the stars.
The sidereal year is slightly shorter than the tropical year, which is the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the sky.
The difference between the sidereal year and the tropical year is due to the precession of the equinoxes.
