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| south galactic pole comparison table | |||||||
| Subject | has definition | is part of | is opposite of | has acronym | is a kind of | has galactic latitude | is an instance of |
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| galactic pole | The poles of the galactic plane. The new system puts the galactic north pole in Coma at α(1950) = 12h49m, δ(1950) = 27°.4 | galactic coordinate | |||||
| south galactic pole | A point in the constellation Sculptor toward which our line of sight is perpendicular to and below the Galactic disk. | Sculptor | north galactic pole | SGP | -90 degrees | galactic pole |
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