CELESTIAL LONGITUDE


Meaning of CELESTIAL LONGITUDE in English

Astron.

the angular distance of a point on the celestial sphere from the great circle that is perpendicular to the ecliptic at the point of the vernal equinox, measured through 360° eastward parallel to the ecliptic.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .