saturnicentricadj.
/səˌtəːnɪˈsɛntrɪk/, U.S. /səˌtərnᵻˈsɛntrɪk/ Astronomy.
Having the planet Saturn as the centre; determined with reference to the centre of Saturn.
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1791 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. 1790 (Royal Soc.) 80 432 In order to reduce the Saturnicentric situation of the satellites to the apparent one.
1902 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 1901–2 52 457 The Saturnicentric declination of the Sun is diminishing, that of the Earth increasing.
2005 J. Benton Saturn & how to observe It iv. 101 The Saturnicentric latitudes of the sun and Earth conspire to bring about the partial coincidence of the Crape band with the shadow of ring C on the globe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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