Galactic Coordinate System

Version: 1.0.0 Category: spatial Type: coordinate-system

Coordinate system definition for galactic space in Structs.


Coordinate System Overview

graph TD
    origin["Origin (0, 0, 0)"]
    xPos["+X (1000 ly)"]
    xNeg["-X (-1000 ly)"]
    yPos["+Y (1000 ly)"]
    yNeg["-Y (-1000 ly)"]
    zPos["+Z (1000 ly)"]
    zNeg["-Z (-1000 ly)"]
    core["Galactic Core"]

    origin --- xPos
    origin --- xNeg
    origin --- yPos
    origin --- yNeg
    origin --- zPos
    origin --- zNeg
    origin --- core

System Properties

Property Value
Type Cartesian (3D)
Origin (0, 0, 0)
Units Light-years
Bounds (min) (-1000, -1000, -1000)
Bounds (max) (1000, 1000, 1000)
Total Volume 2000 x 2000 x 2000 light-years

Regions

Galactic Core

Property Value
ID galactic-core
Description Central region of the galaxy
Bounds (min) (-100, -100, -100)
Bounds (max) (100, 100, 100)
Volume 200 x 200 x 200 light-years
Relative Size 0.1% of total galactic volume

Axis Definitions

Axis Min Max Range
X -1000 ly +1000 ly 2000 ly
Y -1000 ly +1000 ly 2000 ly
Z -1000 ly +1000 ly 2000 ly