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• Sustantivo que denota la distancia angular de un cuerpo celeste al norte o al sur del ecuador celeste, expresada en grados y usada junto con la ascensión recta para indicar la posición en la esfera celeste.

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.

   Declinación (astronomía)

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

   Sinónimosdeclination