galactic latitude
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galactic latitude
First recorded in 1905–10
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Twelve lie north of the galactic plane, between 0° and 30° galactic latitude, and are designated GC1, GC2, ...,
From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
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