declination Comparison Table

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declination comparison table

Subject is an instance of has unit is a kind of has symbol is a component of has definition

angle angle unit quantity

equatorial coordinate component coordinate component equatorial coordinate

declination angle angle unit δ equatorial coordinate Angular distance north (+) or south (-) of the celestial equator to some object, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc along an hour circle passing through the object. Declination is analogous to latitude on the Earth's surface.

Subject	is an instance of	has unit	is a kind of	has symbol	is a component of	has definition
angle		angle unit	quantity
equatorial coordinate component			coordinate component		equatorial coordinate
declination	angle	angle unit		δ	equatorial coordinate	Angular distance north (+) or south (-) of the celestial equator to some object, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc along an hour circle passing through the object. Declination is analogous to latitude on the Earth's surface.

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