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galac'tic equa'tor



Astron.
the great circle on the celestial sphere that is equidistant from the galactic poles, being inclined approximately 62° to the celestial equator and lying about one degree north of the center line of the Milky Way. Also called galac'tic cir'cle.

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galactic coordinatesgalactic latitude

 

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