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anticenter comparison table

Subject has definition is part of has galactic longitude is opposite of is a kind of has galactic latitude is an instance of

galactic coordinate A system of coordinates based on the mean plane of the Galaxy, which is inclined about 63° to the celestial equator. Galactic latitude (b) is measured from the galactic equator north (+) or south (-); galactic longitude (l) is measured eastward along the galactic plane from the galactic center. In 1958, because of increased precision in determining the location of the galactic center, a new system of galactic coordinates was adopted, with the origin at the galactic center in Sagittarius at α(1950) = 17^h42^m.4, δ(1950) = - 28°55'. The new system is designated by a superior roman numeral II (i.e., b^II, l^II) and the old system by a superior roman numeral I: l^II ≈ l^I + 32^°.31. Galactic coordinates are independent of precession. coordinate

anticenter The point in the galactic plane that lies directly opposite the galactic center. Here we gaze toward the edge of the Galactic disk. The nearest bright star to the anticenter is El Nath, in the constellation Taurus. Auriga 180 degrees galactic center 0 galactic coordinate

Subject	has definition	is part of	has galactic longitude	is opposite of	is a kind of	has galactic latitude	is an instance of
galactic coordinate	A system of coordinates based on the mean plane of the Galaxy, which is inclined about 63° to the celestial equator. Galactic latitude (b) is measured from the galactic equator north (+) or south (-); galactic longitude (l) is measured eastward along the galactic plane from the galactic center. In 1958, because of increased precision in determining the location of the galactic center, a new system of galactic coordinates was adopted, with the origin at the galactic center in Sagittarius at α(1950) = 17^h42^m.4, δ(1950) = - 28°55'. The new system is designated by a superior roman numeral II (i.e., b^II, l^II) and the old system by a superior roman numeral I: l^II ≈ l^I + 32^°.31. Galactic coordinates are independent of precession.				coordinate
anticenter	The point in the galactic plane that lies directly opposite the galactic center. Here we gaze toward the edge of the Galactic disk. The nearest bright star to the anticenter is El Nath, in the constellation Taurus.	Auriga	180 degrees	galactic center		0	galactic coordinate

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