Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Latitude in the sky marked by circles parallel to the celestial equator is known as what?

  1. Celestial Coordinate System

  2. Declination

  3. Right ascension

  4. Celestial sphere
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Explanation

Declination in astronomy is analogous to latitude on Earth - it's measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator. Right ascension is analogous to longitude, the celestial coordinate system is the overall framework, and the celestial sphere is the imaginary sphere surrounding Earth.

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