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sidereal time

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sidereal time

In astronomy, time measured by the rotation of the Earth with respect to the stars. A sidereal day is the time taken by the Earth to turn once with respect to the stars, namely 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds. It is divided into sidereal hours, minutes, and seconds, each of which is proportionally shorter than the corresponding SI unit.
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