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Noun Concept
Categories: Celestial coordinate system, Milky Way, Articles with short description, Orientation (geometry)
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galactic coordinate system  North galactic pole  Galactic co-ordinate  galactic coordinate  galactic coordinates
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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 the approximate center of the Milky Way galaxy, and the fundamental plane parallel to an approximation of the galactic plane but offset to its north. Wikipedia
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