astronomical date

astronomical date

[‚as·trə′näm·ə·kəl ′dāt]
(astronomy)
Designation of epoch by year, month, day, and decimal fraction.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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