- the Sun and
parallel to the
galactic equator being 0°,
whilst the
poles are ±90°.
Based on this definition, the
galactic poles and
equator can be
found from...
-
point to the
galactic poles. In
actual usage, the
terms galactic plane and
galactic poles usually refer specifically to the
plane and
poles of the Milky...
- practice, the
delineation of the
galactic quadrants is
based upon the
galactic coordinate system,
which places the Sun as the
pole of the
mapping system. The...
- example, "1st
galactic quadrant", "second
galactic quadrant", or "third
quadrant of the
Milky Way".
Viewing from the
north galactic pole with 0° (zero...
- the
direction towards the
Galactic Center.
Galactic latitude resembles the
elevation above the
galactic plane and
galactic longitude determines direction...
-
travelling in a
polar orbit (an
orbit p****ing over the
Milky Way's
galactic poles) at a
distance of
about 50,000 light-years from the core of the Milky...
-
Sculptor Group is a
loose group of
galaxies visible near the
south galactic pole. The
group is one of the
closest groups of
galaxies to the
Local Group;...
- wrap
around the
Milky Way
Galaxy in an
orbit that
nearly crosses the
galactic poles. It
consists of
tidally stripped stars from the
Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical...
- {\displaystyle \psi } is the
angle between the
north pole of the
ecliptic and the
north galactic pole then: cos ψ = cos ( β g ) cos ( β e ) cos (...
-
sequence star
similar to the Sun. Coma
Berenices contains the
North Galactic Pole and one of the richest-known
galaxy clusters, the Coma Cluster, part...
