Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; 
 expressed in degrees; 
 used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere; 
[syn: declination, celestial latitude, dec]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
celestial latitude
    n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north
         or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in
         degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on
         the celestial sphere [syn: declination, celestial
         latitude, dec]