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Declination
    

The celestial coordinate of an object corresponding to latitude projected on the sky. Declination is measured from -90° (projected south pole) to (projected north pole), with corresponding to the celestial equator.

Celestial Equator, Hour Angle, Right Ascension




References

Duffett-Smith, P. "Equatorial Coordinates." §18 in Practical Astronomy with Your Calculator, 3rd ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, p. 27-29, 1992.







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