Definition of "galactocentric" [galactocentric]

• Relative to the centre of the galaxy (adjective)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "However, most astronomers still assumed that the Milky Way comprised the whole Universe, and this galactocentric galactos = milk view persisted well into the twentieth century."
• "Why don't we talk about a galactocentric model of the solar system?"
• "Work now underway should lead to improved accuracy of the pulsar proper motion, and the Sun's galactocentric distance may be better known in the future."