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galactic latitude

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noun Astronomy.
the angular distance from the galactic equator of a point on the celestial sphere.
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Origin of galactic latitude

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby galactic latitude

galactic cluster, galactic coordinate, galactic coordinate system, galactic equator, galactic halo, galactic latitude, galactic longitude, galactic nebula, galactic noise, galactic nucleus, Galactico
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