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celestial longitude

noun /səlɛsʧəllɑndʒɪtud/ 6 syllables 19 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 29
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noun

the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere

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