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Declination
In
astronomy
,
declination
(abbreviated
dec
; symbol
d
) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the
celestial sphere
in the
equatorial coordinate system
, the other being
hour angle
. Declination's angle is measured north or south of the
celestial equator
, along the
hour circle
passing through the point in question.
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