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antapex comparison table |
Subject | has definition | is part of | is opposite of | is a kind of | is an instance of |
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equatorial coordinate | coordinate | ||||
antapex | The direction in the sky away from which the Sun seems to be moving (at a speed of 19.4 km s-1) relative to general field stars in the Galaxy. | Columba | solar apex | equatorial coordinate |
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