Definition of Galactic circle. Meaning of Galactic circle. Synonyms of Galactic circle

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Definition of Galactic circle

Galactic circle
Galactic Ga*lac"tic, a. [Gr. ? milky, fr. ?, ?, milk. See Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.] 1. Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid. 2. Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way. Galactic circle (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. --Herschel. Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle.

Meaning of Galactic circle from wikipedia

- Legends galactic map. As a general rule, most of the galaxy's wealth, power, and po****tion are concentrated near the middle of the galactic circle – the...
- for example, "1st galactic quadrant", "second galactic quadrant", or "third quadrant of the Milky Way". Viewing from the north galactic pole with 0° (zero...
- The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Sun to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. One...
- "Galactic magnetic fields". Scholarpedia. 2 (8): 2411. Bibcode:2007SchpJ...2.2411B. doi:10.4249/scholarpedia.2411. "Construction Secrets of a Galactic...
- The corotation circle is the circle around the galactic center of a spiral galaxy, where the stars move at the same speed as the spiral arms. The radius...
- observations of neutrinos and gamma rays from blazar TXS 0506+056 in 2018, active galactic nuclei also appear to produce cosmic rays. The term ray (as in optical...
- astrophysics, the galactic habitable zone is the region of a galaxy in which life might most likely develop. The concept of a galactic habitable zone analyzes...
- the plane traces a great circle across the sky through the following constellations: C****iopeia (in the Milky Way galactic plane) Camelopardalis Ursa...
- A galactic disc (or galactic disk) is a component of disc galaxies, such as spiral galaxies, lenticular galaxies, and the Milky Way. Galactic discs consist...
- Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. A novella length version appeared...