单词 | galactic longitude |
释义 | > as lemmasgalactic longitude galactic longitude n. the longitude of a point on the sky measured from a reference point on the galactic equator, usually defined either by the direction of the centre of the galaxy or by the intersection of the galactic and celestial equators. ΚΠ 1872 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 33 5 The galactic longitudes and polar distances have then been computed independently for every star in the list. 1926 Encycl. Brit. I. 252/1 In plan the system is elongated with its axis in galactic longitude 325°. 2004 M. Inglis Astron. of Milky Way 218 The zero point of galactic longitude is in the direction of the galactic center. < as lemmas |
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