Zenith distance
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(Astron.)	the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude.
(Astron.)	See under Distance.

See also: Distance Zenith

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Zenith distance (redirected from Celestial coordinate system)

Zenith distance
(redirected from Celestial coordinate system)