The arc of an hour circle between the celestial equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward through 90°, is the __________.

Question

The arc of an hour circle between the celestial equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward through 90&deg;, is the __________.

Accepted Answer

Option C: declination. Per Bowditch, declination is defined as the angular distance of a celestial body north or southward from the celestial equator, measured along an hour circle through 90 degrees, functioning similarly to terrestrial latitude.

The arc of an hour circle between the celestial equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward through 90&deg;, is the __________.

The arc of an hour circle between the celestial equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward through 90°, is the __________.