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This template is used to format the declination of a set of coordinates.

{{{1}}}° {{{2}}}′ {{{3}}}″

Usage

{{DEC|degrees|minutes|seconds}}

degrees° minutes′ seconds″

Note that the second and third arguments, seconds & minutes, are optional.

{{DEC|degrees|minutes}}

degrees° minutes′

{{DEC|degrees}}

degrees°

{{DEC|+40|57|20.3280}}

+40° 57′ 20.3280″

When using in tables, leave a space between the | and the {{ DEC}}, or else the table will break if the degrees begin with "+".

See also

• {{ RA}}
• {{ Deg2HMS}}
• {{ Decdeg}}
• {{ Sky}}
• {{ Need sky}}