Day (sidereal) is time unit, symbol: [d (sidereal)]. Definition of 1 day (sidereal) ≈ 23 h, 56 min, 4.0916 sec. A sidereal day is the time needed for the Earth to rotate once around its axis so that the distant stars appear in the same position in the sky. This is ~4 minutes shorter than the solar day.. Compared to second, day (sidereal) is bigger unit.
• 1 [d (sidereal)] = `86164.09053083288` [s]
• 1 [s] = `1/(86164.09053083288)` [d (sidereal)] = 1.1605762839708 × 10-5 [d (sidereal)]
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Multiply convert of day (sidereal) to common time units:
[d (sidereal)]Time units sort by name in ABC order
from k given in Aoki et al, 1982, "The New definition of Universal Time", Astron. Astrophys., 105, 359-361 (1982). http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/...
