Right Ascension and Declination

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Homework Statement



Can someone help me to understand this problem:

You observe an object at location(longitude –16°30’E, Latitude 28°18’N) passing the meridian (azimuth=0) at 5h (am) Coordination Universal Time (UCT). The star's elevation is 43°40’ and the stellar time at Greenwich at 0h UTC was 22h20min.

I need to calculate the right ascension and declination.

Can someone help me with this?


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



I am fairly lost here so I would appreciate any help in understanding how I might about solving this problem.
 
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sportcardinal said:

Homework Statement



Can someone help me to understand this problem:

You observe an object at location(longitude –16°30’E, Latitude 28°18’N) passing the meridian (azimuth=0) at 5h (am) Coordination Universal Time (UCT). The star's elevation is 43°40’ and the stellar time at Greenwich at 0h UTC was 22h20min.

I need to calculate the right ascension and declination.

Can someone help me with this?


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



I am fairly lost here so I would appreciate any help in understanding how I might about solving this problem.

You skipped the Relevant Equations part of the mandatory HH Template. Why is that? Surely you can show us some effort in your schoolwork?