Defenition of the word celestial latitude

• Defenition of the word celestial latitude

  • (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
  • (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 for the word celestial latitude

• • DEC
  • declination

Hypernyms for the word celestial latitude

• • angular distance

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