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Geocentric

Referred to Earth's centre — standard for many ephemerides.

Definition

Geocentric means referred to the centre of Earth. Almanac positions are often geocentric apparent — corrected for light-time, aberration and nutation but before topocentric parallax.

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Geocentric view: directions as seen from the centre of Earth.

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