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• Substantiv, das den Winkelabstand eines Himmelskörpers nördlich oder südlich des Himmelsäquators in Grad angibt; wird zusammen mit der Rektaszension zur Positionsbestimmung am Himmel verwendet.

A noun referring to the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator, expressed in degrees and used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere.

1. DeclinationC1formalscientific

   The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator, measured in degrees, used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere.

   Deklination

   • The star's declination is 45 degrees north.
   • Astronomers recorded the declination of the planet.
   • Using declination and right ascension, they located the galaxy.

   Synonymedeclination