polar distance

noun

, Astronomy.

1. codeclination.

polar distance

noun

1. the angular distance of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial pole; the complement of the declination Also calledcodeclination

Word History and Origins

Origin of polar distance¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

It is, in fact, the north polar distance of the star, or the complement of its declination.

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The latitude is found by further increasing or diminishing this altitude by the polar distance of the star.

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Instead of it is frequently used the complementary angle ZOP, known as the polar distance of the body.

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Since ZOQ is a right angle, it follows that the sum of the polar distance and the latitudinal co-ordinates is always 90.

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The angle through the celestial pole, between these two positions, is double the polar distance.

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