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A celestial coordinate measured in degrees north or south.
Also known as: Dec notation, Celestial latitude
Declination is the celestial equivalent of latitude, measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator. Its sign matters absolutely: a plus and a minus of the same value name objects in opposite hemispheres of the sky.
Gives a celestial object's position north or south of the celestial equator, in degrees, arcminutes and arcseconds.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Carries a sign that cannot be dropped, since the same value with opposite signs names objects in opposite hemispheres.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
Equals an observer's latitude for an object passing through their zenith, which is the relationship celestial navigation is built on.
Contexts: Technical drawing, Maps
A sign, a numeral with a degree ring, a second with a prime and a third with a double prime.