SKY2000 Catalog, Version 4 : V/109


Authors : Myers J.R. orcid , Sande C.B., Miller A.C. (hide) , Sande C.B., Miller A.C. et..al

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CDS Keywords : Positional data; Cross identifications; Combined data; Surveys;
UAT : Astrometry, Astronomical object identification, Surveys

Compilation (CCC)

Records : 299167 stars

Inserted into VizieR : 18-Aug-2003
Last modification : 29-Jun-2018

SKY2000 Master Catalog, Version 4 (2002)

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Abstract:The SKYMAP Star Catalog System consists of a Master Catalog stellar database and a collection of utility software designed to create and maintain the database and to generate derivative mission star catalogs (run catalogs). It contains an extensive compilation of information on almost 300000 stars brighter than 8.0 mag. The original SKYMAP Master Catalog was generated in the early 1970's. Incremental updates and corrections were made over the following years but the first complete revision of the source data occurred with Version 4.0. This revision also produced a unique, consolidated source of astrometric information which can be used by the astronomical ...(more)
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