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galactic longitude

noun

Definition of galactic longitude

: longitude in the system of galactic coordinates measured in degrees eastward from the point where the galactic equator crosses the celestial equator in the constellation Aquila

First Known Use of galactic longitude

1872, in the meaning defined above

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