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GALACTIC EQUATOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy
1, record 1, English, Small%20Magellanic%20Cloud%20galaxy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Small Magellanic Cloud 2, record 1, English, Small%20Magellanic%20Cloud
correct
- SMC 2, record 1, English, SMC
correct
- SMC 2, record 1, English, SMC
- Nubecula Minor 3, record 1, English, Nubecula%20Minor
correct
- SMC galaxy 4, record 1, English, SMC%20galaxy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The SMC is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small, or so-called dwarf galaxy, the SMC is so bright that it is visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere and near the equator. 1, record 1, English, - Small%20Magellanic%20Cloud%20galaxy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Petit Nuage de Magellan
1, record 1, French, Petit%20Nuage%20de%20Magellan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PNM 2, record 1, French, PNM
proposal, masculine noun
- SMC 3, record 1, French, SMC
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Petit Nuage de Magellan [...] est, comme son frère, le Grand Nuage de Magellan, une petite galaxie irrégulière située à environ 210 000 années-lumière. 4, record 1, French, - Petit%20Nuage%20de%20Magellan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
SMC : acronyme anglais signifiant «Small Magellanic Cloud». 2, record 1, French, - Petit%20Nuage%20de%20Magellan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- galactic equator
1, record 2, English, galactic%20equator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "galactic equator" is the great circle halfway between the galactic poles; it is inclined 63 ° to the celestial equator, crossing from south to north in Aquila and from north to south at the opposite point east of Orion. 1, record 2, English, - galactic%20equator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- équateur galactique 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9quateur%20galactique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La figure montre que la Galaxie est réellement un système aplati, symétrique par rapport au plan principal, dit plan galactique. Le grand cercle qui matérialise son intersection avec la sphère céleste s'appelle "équateur galactique". 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quateur%20galactique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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