north celestial pole Comparison Table

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north celestial pole comparison table

Subject has definition is part of has declination is opposite of has acronym is a kind of is an instance of

celestial pole One of two points at which the Earth's axis of rotation, if extended, would intersect the celestial sphere. equatorial coordinate

north celestial pole Ursa Minor +90 degrees south celestial pole NCP celestial pole

Subject	has definition	is part of	has declination	is opposite of	has acronym	is a kind of	is an instance of
celestial pole	One of two points at which the Earth's axis of rotation, if extended, would intersect the celestial sphere.					equatorial coordinate
north celestial pole		Ursa Minor	+90 degrees	south celestial pole	NCP		celestial pole

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