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銀河座標 (ぎんがざひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銀ぎん河が座ざ標ひょう

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Meanings

1

galactic coordinates

Technical term in astronomy for specifying positions in the Milky Way galaxy using a galactic coordinate system.

天てん文もん学がく者しゃは銀ぎん河が座ざ標ひょうを使つかって星ほしの位い置ち

を

表あらわ

す

。

Astronomers use galactic coordinates to indicate the positions of stars.

Kanji

銀silver
河river
座squat, seat, cushion
標signpost, seal, mark

Related words

赤せき道どう座ざ標ひょう
Equatorial coordinates, based on Earth's equator and poles, while 銀河座標 is based on the plane of the Milky Way.
黄こう道どう座ざ標ひょう
Ecliptic coordinates, based on the plane of Earth's orbit, used mainly for solar system objects.

Built from

銀ぎん河が+座ざ標ひょう

Etymology

Compound of 銀河 (ginga, 'galaxy') and 座標 (zahyō, 'coordinates').