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Subject is an instance of has unit is a kind of is a component of has definition
angle angle unitquantity  
local coordinate component  coordinate componentlocal coordinate 
azimuthangleangle unit local coordinateAngular distance from the north point eastward to the intersection of the celestial horizon with the vertical circle passing through the object and the zenith.

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