celestial coordinate system

C16117
concept

A celestial coordinate system is a framework for specifying the positions of objects in the sky using angular measurements relative to defined reference planes and points, such as the celestial equator and poles.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
astronomical reference system 2
celestial reference system 2
apparent position of Venus 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: celestial coordinate system
Generated description
A celestial coordinate system is a framework for specifying the positions of objects in the sky using angular measurements relative to defined reference planes and points, such as the celestial equator and poles.

Instances (7)

Instance Via concept surface
Zodiac
International Celestial Reference System celestial reference system
Venus as evening star apparent position of Venus
SSB astronomical reference point
North Ecliptic Pole celestial pole
ICRF
surface form: International Celestial Reference Frame
celestial reference frame
Barycentric Celestial Reference System celestial reference system