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 An illustration of the Perseus constellation (after Perseus from Greek mythology) from the star catalogue published by the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690 |
A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great many different star catalogues which have been produced for different purposes over the years, and this article covers only some of the more frequently quoted ones. Star catalogues were compiled by many different ancient peoples, including the Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Persians and Arabs. Most modern catalogues are available in electronic format and can be freely downloaded from NASA's Astronomical Data Center.
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- Related: Gaia mission, Messier object
| NASA Astronomy Data Center NASA Astronomy Data Center adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/sciencedata.html - Web |
| Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cats/Cats.htx - Web |
| Sloan Digital Sky Survey Sloan Digital Sky Survey www.sdss.org/background/index.html - Web |
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| IAU FAQ on "Naming Stars" IAU FAQ on "Naming Stars" www.iau.org/public_press/themes/buying_star_names/ - Web |
| Name a Star? The Truth about Buying Your Place in ... Name a Star? The Truth about Buying Your Place in Heaven www.space.com/spacewatch/mystery_monday_030915.html - Web |
| Astronomical Catalog Designations: Standardized Li... Astronomical Catalog Designations: Standardized List for Online Databases www.iee.org/publish/support/inspec/document/astron/astro_ob.pdf - Web |
| Hartmut Frommert's list of star catalogues Hartmut Frommert's list of star catalogues www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Misc/star_cats.html - Web |
