Usually means: Mapping system for celestial objects.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Galactic coordinate system)

noun:  The galactic coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system in spherical coordinates, with the Sun as its center, the primary direction aligned with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the fundamental plane parallel to an approximation of the galactic plane but offset to its north.


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