galactic longitude Comparison Table

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galactic longitude comparison table

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angle angle unit quantity

galactic coordinate component coordinate component astronomical coordinate

galactic longitude angle angle unit astronomical coordinate A measure of a star's position with respect to the Sun and Galactic center. Galactic longitude ranges from 0 degrees to 360 degrees. Imagine the Sun at the center of a giant clock, with the Galactic center located in the direction of six o'clock. A Galactic longitude of 0 degrees would correspond to the direction of six o'clock, a Galactic longitude of 90 degrees to the direction of three o'clock, a Galactic longitude of 180 degrees to the direction of twelve o'clock, and a Galactic longitude of 270 degrees to the direction of nine o'clock.

Subject	is an instance of	has unit	is a kind of	is a component of	has definition
angle		angle unit	quantity
galactic coordinate component			coordinate component	astronomical coordinate
galactic longitude	angle	angle unit		astronomical coordinate	A measure of a star's position with respect to the Sun and Galactic center. Galactic longitude ranges from 0 degrees to 360 degrees. Imagine the Sun at the center of a giant clock, with the Galactic center located in the direction of six o'clock. A Galactic longitude of 0 degrees would correspond to the direction of six o'clock, a Galactic longitude of 90 degrees to the direction of three o'clock, a Galactic longitude of 180 degrees to the direction of twelve o'clock, and a Galactic longitude of 270 degrees to the direction of nine o'clock.

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