galactic system of coordinates
1Galactic coordinate system — Artist s depiction of the Milky Way galaxy, showing the galactic longitude relative to the sun. The galactic coordinate system (GCS) is a celestial coordinate system which is centered on the Sun and is aligned with the apparent center of the… …
2galactic coordinates — Astron. a system of coordinates utilizing galactic latitude and galactic longitude to define the position of a celestial body with reference to the Milky Way. [1930 35] * * * …
3galactic coordinates — Astron. a system of coordinates utilizing galactic latitude and galactic longitude to define the position of a celestial body with reference to the Milky Way. [1930 35] …
4galactic coordinate — /gəˌlæktɪk koʊˈɔdənət/ (say guh.laktik koh awduhnuht) noun one of a system of coordinates for defining the position of a celestial body with reference to the Milky Way, based on galactic latitude and longitude …
5Galactic Republic — For the era in Brazilian history, see República Velha. For the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game being developed by Bioware, see Star Wars: The Old Republic. Galactic Republic Emblem of the Galactic Republic …
6Galactic Center — The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is located about 7.6 kiloparsecs (24,800 LY) away from the Earth, [cite journal | title = SINFONI in the Galactic Center: young stars and IR flares in the central light… …
7galactic latitude — noun : latitude in the system of galactic coordinates measured as distance north or south of the galactic equator * * * Astron. the angular distance from the galactic equator of a point on the celestial sphere. [1905 10] * * * galactic latitude,… …
8galactic longitude — noun : longitude in the system of galactic coordinates measured in degrees eastward from the point where the galactic equator crosses the celestial equator in the constellation Aquila * * * Astron. the angular distance in degrees measured… …
9galactic coordinate — noun : a member of a system of celestial coordinates based on the equatorial plane of the Milky Way galaxy …
10Celestial coordinate system — For other uses of Celestial , see Celestial (disambiguation). Orientation of Astronomical Coordinates Orientation of the galactic, ecliptic and equatorial coordinate systems, projected on the celestial sphere, showing the galactic equator (black) …
