# Julian year

> unit of time and a version of the year often used in astronomy

**Wikidata**: [Q217208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217208)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_year_(astronomy))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/julian-year


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac 3rd ed.
3. [Source](https://www.iau.org/publications/proceedings_rules/units/)