galactic latitude
nounAstronomy.
the angular distance from the galactic equator of a point on the celestial sphere.
Origin of galactic latitude
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby galactic latitude
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How to use galactic latitude in a sentence
The galactic latitude (b) gives the angular distance of the star from the Galaxy.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics | Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
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