HD Catalogue

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The HD Catalogue is a widely used astronomical star catalog that lists spectral classifications and positions for over 225,000 stars.

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HD Catalogue canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical database ⓘ
star catalogue ⓘ
approximateStarCount over 225000 stars ⓘ
associatedInstitution Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
basedOn photographic spectra ⓘ
compiledAt Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
compiledBy Annie Jump Cannon ⓘ
Edward C. Pickering ⓘ
contains stellar magnitudes ⓘ
stellar positions ⓘ
stellar spectral classifications ⓘ
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinates ⓘ
coversMagnitudeRange down to about 9th–10th visual magnitude ⓘ
dataType observational data ⓘ
epoch 1900.0 ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
followedBy Henry Draper Extension ⓘ
Henry Draper Extension II ⓘ
fundedBy Henry Draper Memorial Fund ⓘ
linked to: Henry Draper
geographicalScope entire sky ⓘ
hasAbbreviation HD ⓘ
hasAlternativeName HD Catalogue ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalog ⓘ
hasPart Henry Draper Extension ⓘ
Henry Draper Extension II ⓘ
identifierExample HD 189733 ⓘ
identifierFormat HD number ⓘ
influenced modern stellar spectral catalogues ⓘ
isWidelyUsed true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
listsNumberOfStars 225300 ⓘ
maintainedBy Harvard College Observatory (historically) ⓘ
namedAfter Henry Draper ⓘ
precededBy Bonner Durchmusterung ⓘ
Cordoba Durchmusterung ⓘ
primaryUse star identification ⓘ
stellar spectral classification reference ⓘ
publicationEndYear 1924 ⓘ
publicationStartYear 1918 ⓘ
publishedBy Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
spectralClassificationSystem Harvard spectral classification ⓘ
subfield stellar astronomy ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
usedIn galactic astronomy ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
variable star research ⓘ

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Henry Draper Catalogue → hasAlternativeName → HD Catalogue ⓘ
subject linked to: HD Catalogue