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  2. Galactic plane - Wikipedia

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    The galactic plane is the plane on which the majority of a disk-shaped galaxy's mass lies. The directions perpendicular to the galactic plane point to the galactic poles. In actual usage, the terms galactic plane and galactic poles usually refer specifically to the plane and poles of the Milky Way, in which Planet Earth is located.

  3. Serpens–Aquila Rift - Wikipedia

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    Map of the star local neighborhood within 1,000 pc (3,300 ly), the Sun is at the center. The Serpens–Aquila Rift is at 40° galactic longitude , from the center moving outwards to top-right. The Milky Way as seen by Gaia, with prominent dark features labeled in white, as well as prominent star clouds labeled in black.

  4. IC 443 - Wikipedia

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    IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 ) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 30,000 - 35,000 years ago.

  5. Supergalactic coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Supergalactic and Ecliptic plane. The zero point (SGL = 0°, SGB = 0°) [3] lies in the constellation Cassiopeia, coincides with (l x = 137.37°, b x = 0°) and was chosen for convenience to lie along the line where the supergalactic plane intersects with the galactic plane. In J2000 equatorial coordinates, this is approximately RA = 2.82 h ...

  6. Fortnite Chapter 5 map points of interest have leaked - AOL

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    But they do tally with the map terrain and biomes, so give a decent overview of the upcoming map for Fortnite Chapter 5, which is due to go live December 3. Chapter 5 POI Codenames! - AbandonedMansion

  7. Astronomical coordinate systems - Wikipedia

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    The galactic coordinate system uses the approximate plane of the Milky Way Galaxy as its fundamental plane. The Solar System is still the center of the coordinate system, and the zero point is defined as the direction towards the Galactic Center. Galactic latitude resembles the elevation above the galactic plane and galactic longitude ...

  8. Westerhout 49 - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy Westerhout 49 also known as W49, is a strong galactic thermal radio source characteristic of an HII region. It was discovered by Gart Westerhout in 1958. Its distance is estimated to be about 11.1 kpcs or 36,000 light years. [1] and it lies in the galactic plane about the same distance from the Galactic Center as does the Sun

  9. Messier 92 - Wikipedia

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    It is around 16 × 10 ^ 3 ly (4.9 kpc) above/below the galactic plane and 33 × 10 ^ 3 ly (10 kpc) from the Galactic Center. [14] It is about 26,700 light-years away from the Solar System .The half-light radius, or radius containing the upper half of its light emission, is 1.09 arcminutes ( ′ ), while the tidal radius, the broadest standard ...