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Keywords: Sixtieth, Angular, Degree, Minute, Notation

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A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.

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An arc-minute is a measurement of angularity and is equal to one-sixtieth of a degree (there are 360 degrees in a circle).

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One-sixtieth of a degree on the sky.

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Abbreviated arcmin. A unit of angular measure in which there are 60 arc minutes in 1 arc degree

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(symbol ' ) Angular measurement. 1/60 of a degree.

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One arc minute is 1/60 of a degree of arc. The angular diameter of the full moon or the Sun as seen from Earth is about 30 arc minutes.

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A measure of angular separation, - one sixtieth of a degree.

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(arcmin) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/60th of a degree. An arc minute also uses the notation of a single quote, e.g., 5 arcmin = 5

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a small angle unit = 1/60th of a degree.

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