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galactic coordinate has component galactic coordinate component 2001-09-27 09:32:39.0
has galactic latitude
has galactic longitude
has definition A system of coordinates based on the mean plane of the Galaxy, which is inclined about 63° to the celestial equator. Galactic latitude (b) is measured from the galactic equator north (+) or south (-); galactic longitude (l) is measured eastward along the galactic plane from the galactic center. In 1958, because of increased precision in determining the location of the galactic center, a new system of galactic coordinates was adopted, with the origin at the galactic center in Sagittarius at α(1950) = 17^h42^m.4, δ(1950) = - 28°55'. The new system is designated by a superior roman numeral II (i.e., b^II, l^II) and the old system by a superior roman numeral I: l^II ≈ l^I + 32^°.31. Galactic coordinates are independent of precession. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:39.0
is a kind of coordinate

point has dimensions 0 2001-09-27 09:32:38.0

Kinds of galactic coordinate :

anticenter (7 facts) - The direction of the sky opposite to that of the galactic center., The point in the galactic plane that lies directly opposite the galactic center. Here we gaze toward the edge of the Galactic disk. The nearest bright star to the anticenter is El Nath, in the constellation Taurus.
galactic center (8 facts) - Now thought to comprise black holes - which would explain why the centre of our Galaxy appears strangely obscure, and emits only infrared radiation., The direction of the sky toward the center of the Milky Way.
galactic pole (2 kinds, 16 facts) - Either of the two points in the sky where we look perpendicular to the disk of the Milky Way. The north Galactic pole is the Galactic pole located above the disk; the south Galactic pole is the Galactic pole located below the disk., The poles of the galactic plane. The new system puts the galactic north pole in Coma at α(1950) = 12^h49^m, δ(1950) = 27^°.4

galactic coordinate	has component galactic coordinate component
	has galactic latitude
	has galactic longitude
	has definition A system of coordinates based on the mean plane of the Galaxy, which is inclined about 63° to the celestial equator. Galactic latitude (b) is measured from the galactic equator north (+) or south (-); galactic longitude (l) is measured eastward along the galactic plane from the galactic center. In 1958, because of increased precision in determining the location of the galactic center, a new system of galactic coordinates was adopted, with the origin at the galactic center in Sagittarius at α(1950) = 17^h42^m.4, δ(1950) = - 28°55'. The new system is designated by a superior roman numeral II (i.e., b^II, l^II) and the old system by a superior roman numeral I: l^II ≈ l^I + 32^°.31. Galactic coordinates are independent of precession.
	is a kind of coordinate
point	has dimensions 0