celestial_latitude (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *celestial latitude*:
NOUN	location	celestial latitude, declination, dec	(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator

English > *celestial latitude*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere.
Synonyms	declination, dec
Category	astronomy, uranology	The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Broader	angular distance	The angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer
Spanish	declinación

HyperDic: celestial_latitude