If we use the galactic coordinate system to locate objects within the Galaxy, we can identify the galactic anti-centre as the point where the galactic longitude ( l ) = 180 degrees and the galactic latitude ( b ) = 0 degrees.
RA = 6h 17m 0.0s | Dec = +22d 30m 0.0s |
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