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Noun: celestial latitude
  1. (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
    "The astronomer measured the celestial latitude of the newly discovered star";
    - declination, dec

Derived forms: celestial latitudes

Type of: angular distance

Encyclopedia: Celestial latitude