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Elongation in an object​

Answer 1

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Elongation is the angular distance between the sun, and another object such a moon or a planet as seen from earth. There are several special names for these angular distances. The different names of these angles depend on the status, inferior or superior, of the planet.

Answer 2

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The elongation is the angular separation between the Sun and a planet or other Solar System body as observed from the Earth. Elongations are measured in degrees eastward or westward of the Sun. The greatest eastward or westward elongation is the maximum angle between the Sun and a Solar System body.