VI/67 Bibliographic Cat of Variable Stars (BCVS), Part 1 (Huth,Wenzel 1992)
Bibliographic Catalogue of Variable Stars (BCVS), Part 1
Huth H., Wenzel W.
ADC_Keywords: Bibliography ; Stars, variable
Description:
This catalog of variable star data is an update of the contents of the
"Geschichte und Literatur des Lichtwechsels der Veraenderlichen Sterne"
which was complete only up to 1958. It is based on a card catalog
maintained at the Sonneberg Observatory. In general, each entry contains
the name of the variable and the authors name and reference for the
published information.
The Bibliographic Catalogue of Variable Stars was described
in detail by W. Wenzel in Bull. Inf. CDS 20, 105; the present
edition incorporates reformatted data from the original
catalogue (catalogue VI/35) and the first Supplement
(catalogue VI/38). Many corrections have been performed,
and references up to 1987 have been added.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
bcvs.dat 88 346569 Catalog Data
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See also:
VI/68: BCVS Part II 1994 Update
Byte-by-byte Description of file: bcvs.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 3 A3 --- Const Constellation Name
5- 8 A4 --- Name Name in constellation
10- 16 I7 --- Code *Coded name of star
18- 21 I4 yr Year Year of publication
23- 88 A66 --- Ref *Text of reference
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Note on Code:
The coded name is made of:
-2 digits for Constellation (values 01 to 88)
-1 digit indicates a "common" variable name (value 0),
a greek letter (value 1) or a latin letter (value 2)
-4 digits designate the variable letter(s) or number, as
0001=R ... 0009=Z, 0010=RR, ... 0018=RZ, ... 0055=AA ,,, 0334=QZ,
0335=V335 ...
Note on Ref:
'*' separates authors, journal, volume, and page number
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(End) [CDS] modified by James E. Gass [SSDOO/ADC] 27-Oct-1998