I/60 (superseded) Yale Catalogue Trigonometric-Parallax Data (Jenkins 1963)
Data on Trigonometric Parallaxes which have been used in the Yale Catalogue
Jenkins L.F.
<Yale Univ. Obs. (1963)>
=1963YaleU.C......0J 1963YaleU.C......0J
ADC_Keywords: Parallaxes, trigonometric
Description:
This catalog contains the original parallax values used in deriving
the adjusted trigonometric parallaxes contained in the General Catalog
of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes (Jenkins, 1963, ADC Catalog Number
1081). That main catalog contains both the original compilation from
1952 and the 1963 supplement. This catalog contains the original
values used for both 1952 and 1963 compilations. Please note that
Catalog 1081 has been superseded by Catalog Number 1174.
The table consists of the star identification numbers (as per Jenkins,
1963), the relative parallax values for that star and their sources,
and the weights given to those values in averaging them for the main
catalog, Jenkins (1963). Both the main catalog and this catalog
contain stars supplemental to the original 1952 compilation. To add
stars such that their serial star identification numbers remained in
order of ascending Right Ascension, the original integral numbers were
changed to ones with one decimal place. Thus, stars on the original
list would have a ".0" added to their identifier (e.g., star 4 becomes
star 4.0). The two stars from the supplemental list with R.A. between
those of stars 152 and 153 (or 152.0 and 153.0) are identified as
152.1 and 152.2. PLEASE NOTE that in the computer-readable version,
the decimal point has been omitted.
The weights were formed from the corrected probable errors. The reader
should review the source reference for a detailed explanation of the
method by which those errors were assigned. The observatory source
codes are explained in the Notes section of this document.
The source reference also contains numerous notes that are not part of
the computer-readable version. Most of these notes contain star
designations, or attributions for the stellar spectral types that
appear in Jenkins (1963).
See also:
I/238 : Yale Trigonometric Parallaxes, Fourth Edition (van Altena+ 1995)
(End) 14-May-1991