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黄道座標 (こうどうざひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黄こう道どう座ざ標ひょう

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Meanings

1

ecliptic coordinates

Astronomical coordinate system based on the ecliptic plane; used in positional astronomy and celestial mechanics.

黄こう道どう座ざ標ひょうは、太たい陽よう系けい内ないの天てん体たいの位い置ちを

表あらわ

す

の

に

使つか

わ

れる

。

Ecliptic coordinates are used to express the positions of celestial bodies within the solar system.

Kanji

黄yellow
道road-way, street, district
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 the celestial equator, are more common for general star charts; ecliptic coordinates are specialized for solar system objects.

Built from

黄こう道どう+座ざ標ひょう

Etymology

Compound of 黄道 (ecliptic) and 座標 (coordinates). The term is a direct translation of the Western astronomical concept.