Celestial Navigation · Coordinates
The latitude of a body's geographic position is equal to the body's:
- ADeclination✓ Correct
- BGreenwich hour angle
- CAltitude
- DAzimuth
Explanation
Declination is measured north or south of the celestial equator just as latitude is north or south of the terrestrial equator, so the GP's latitude equals the body's declination.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), celestial coordinates
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