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A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | © A Dictionary of Astronomy 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

polar distance The angular distance of an object from the celestial pole, measured along a line at right angles to the celestial equator (the hour circle). It is 90° minus the object's declination, and is sometimes used as a coordinate in place of declination.

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