Category:Definitions/Celestial Colatitude

This category contains definitions related to Celestial Colatitude.
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Let $P$ be a point on the celestial sphere.

Let the celestial latitude of $P$ be $\beta$.

The celestial colatitude of $P$ is defined as:

$90 \degrees - \beta$ when $P$ is closer to the north ecliptic pole

$90 \degrees + \beta$ when $P$ is closer to the south ecliptic pole.