galactocentric

== English == === Etymology === From galacto- +‎ -centric. === Adjective === galactocentric (not comparable) (astronomy) Having a galactic center at its center. Having an entire galaxy at its center. (cosmology) Of or relating to galactocentrism, the theory according to which the Milky Way is at or near the center of the Universe. ==== Usage notes ==== The Solar System orbits around the center of the Milky Way but not around the edges of this galaxy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== heliocentric (the Sun), hermeocentric (Mercury), cytherocentric (Venus), geocentric (the Earth), selenocentric (the Moon), areocentric (Mars), zenocentric (Jupiter), cronocentric (Saturn), uranocentric (Uranus), planetocentric (a planet), astrocentric (a star), galactocentric (a galaxy)