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    The galactic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center, the primary direction aligned with...
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    delineation of the galactic quadrants is based upon the galactic coordinate system, which places the Sun as the pole of the mapping system. The Sun is used...
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    The supergalactic coordinate system is a reference frame for the supercluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way galaxy, referenced to a local relatively...
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    The equatorial coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system widely used to specify the positions of celestial objects. It may be implemented in spherical...
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    still the center of the coordinate system, and the zero point is defined as the direction towards the Galactic Center. Galactic latitude resembles the...
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    In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system specifies a given point in three-dimensional space by using a distance and two angles as its three coordinates...
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  • ecliptic coordinate system uses the ecliptic. The galactic coordinate system uses the Milky Way's galactic equator. Plane of reference Rogers, Lucy (2008)...
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  • galactic coronas are formed and maintained. Galaxy formation and evolution – Subfield of cosmology Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate system...
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    very bright nuclei Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center Galactic corona – Hot, ionised...
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    Sagittarius A as the true zero coordinate point for the system of galactic latitude and longitude. In the equatorial coordinate system the location is: RA 17h...
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    HIP 27180 appears closest to this point. In terms of the galactic coordinate system, the Galactic Center (in Sagittarius) corresponds to a longitude of 0°...
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    speeds and suffering frequent encounters with other systems of the cluster due to the high galactic density. According to computer simulations, the interactions...
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    122.932°. The Galactic Center is located at position angle 31.72° (B1950) or 31.40° (J2000) east of north. Galactic coordinate system LHS 1815b example...
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  • with Star Trek: The Next Generation, the term refers to a galactic coordinate system. Galactic quadrants within Star Trek are based around a meridian that...
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  • GCS may refer to: Galactic coordinate system Geographic coordinate system Game creation system Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, in Germany Google Cloud...
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  • corona – Hot, ionised, gaseous component of a galactic halo Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as...
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    galactic form Spiral galaxy – Class of galaxy that has spiral structures extending from their cores Galactic coordinate system – Celestial coordinate...
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    Way's galactic equator. These 3D celestial coordinate systems add actual distance as the Z axis to the equatorial, ecliptic, and galactic coordinate systems...
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    The horizontal coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system that uses the observer's local horizon as the fundamental plane to define two angles...
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    delineation of the galactic quadrants is based upon the galactic coordinate system, which places the Sun as the origin of the mapping system. Quadrants are...
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  • collisions Class L, a stellar classification Galactic longitude (l), in the galactic coordinate system l, abbreviation for liquid Avogadro constant,...
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  • to: Space velocity (astronomy), the velocity of a star in the galactic coordinate system Space velocity (chemistry), the relation between volumetric flow...
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    In astronomy, the ecliptic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system commonly used for representing the apparent positions, orbits, and pole orientations...
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    coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center Galactic corona – Hot, ionised, gaseous component of a galactic halo Galactic halo –...
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    have a common origin. In the galactic coordinate system, the [U, V, W] components of the space velocity for this system are equal to [−70.2, −47.4, +16...
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  • Barnard list of dark nebulae (abbreviation B) Latitude (b) in the galactic coordinate system Haplogroup B (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup...
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  • diffuse to the viewer. The Galactic Ridge has a width of 5° latitude (b) and ±40° longitude (l) in the Galactic coordinate system. The first instrument that...
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    Vega (category Hypothetical planetary systems)
    components in the Galactic coordinate system are: U = −10.7±3.5, V = −8.0±2.4, W = −9.7±3.0 km/s. UVW is a Cartesian coordinate system, so the Euclidean...
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    planetary nebula that when using the galactic coordinate system has a galactic longitude of 164 degrees, a galactic latitude of +31 degrees, and is the...
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  • System in terms of observer-neutral celestial coordinate systemssystems that are neither geocentric nor heliocentric—such as the galactic coordinate...
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