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Planet info

In planet info I saw "north pole PA 6.0° "
What it means? I can't find any details in web.

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    Tim DeBenedictis Official comment

    "Position Angle of the North Pole".  When you see a planet's disk, the planet's north pole is oriented at some angle, relative to north in the sky.  If the PA of the planet's north pole is exactly 0 degrees, then the planet is oriented with its pole pointing exactly along a circle of declination toward the sky's north celestial pole.  N. pole PA 90 degrees means the planet's north pole is pointing east in the sky; 180 degrees means it's pointing south, etc.

    Tim

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    Delwarmasum26

    Thnxxx,,got it.
    It pretty much similar to azimuth,,,along with north pole.

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    Delwarmasum26

    And also its like obliquity??isn't it?

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