declination

Summary

declination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• declination is a type of angular measure^[2].
• declination is part of equatorial coordinate system^[3].
• declination is the opposite of right ascension^[4].
• declination's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[5].
• declination's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[6].
• declination's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[7].
• declination's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• declination's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• declination's topic has template is recorded as Template:DEC^[10].
• declination's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6258^[11].
• declination's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].
• declination's lower limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-90'}^[13].
• declination's upper limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90'}^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

declination is a type of angular measure^[2]. declination is the opposite of right ascension^[4].

Use and Application

declination is part of equatorial coordinate system^[3].

Why It Matters

declination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).^[1] declination has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] declination is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]