Galactic Coordinates

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galactic coordinates [gə′lak·tik kō′ȯrd·ən·əts]

(astronomy)

galactic system

Galactic Coordinates

a system of celestial coordinates (galactic latitude and longitude) that determine the position of celestial objects with respect to the plane intersecting the celestial sphere along the great circle nearest to the center line of the Milky Way (the galactic equator). Galactic coordinates are used in stellar astronomy.

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