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Loading contentA coordinate system based on the ecliptic — the plane of the Earth's orbit and the Sun's apparent yearly path — measuring ecliptic longitude eastward from the vernal equinox and ecliptic latitude perpendicular to it. It is the natural frame for the Solar System, where the planets and the Moon stay close to the ecliptic.
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Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.