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Simbad can be accessed on the WEB at: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad


O/1         Extract from Simbad database
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Extract from Simbad database
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ADC_Keywords: cross identifications ; Fundamental catalog ; Bibliography


Description:
   SIMBAD is a database providing cross-identifications, bibliography
   and basic data for a large number of astronomical objects. SIMBAD
   can be queried by name, by coordinates and by several. Links to
   several other databases are provided when available.

   Web access: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad

File Summary:

FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
80 . This file ReadMe 80 . This file Catalog 0 . Result
Byte-by-byte Description of file: Catalog
Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
1- 45 A45 --- Name Source ID 46- 65 A20 --- XName X-ray ID 66- 80 A15 --- obj_type Object type (Simbad nomenclature) 81- 92 A12 HHMMSS RAJ2000 Right ascension (J2000) 93-104 A12 DDmmss DEJ2000 Declination (J2000) 105-113 F9.2 mas ErrPosMaj Major axis of error ellipse 114-122 F9.2 mas ErrPosMin Minor axis of error ellipse 123-125 F3.0 deg ErrPosAng Position angle of error ellipse 126-130 F5.2 --- mb Blue magnitude 131-135 F5.2 --- mv Visual magnitude 136-145 A10 --- SP/T Spectral or morphological type 146-152 F7.3 mas/yr mu_alpha Proper motion in RA 153-159 F7.3 mas/yr mu_delta Proper motion in RA 160-165 F6.3 mas/yr ErrMuMaj Major axis of PM error ellipse 166-171 F6.3 mas/yr ErrMuMin Minor axis of PM error ellipse 172-175 F4.0 deg ErrMuAng Position angle of PM error ellipse 176-179 I4 --- nref Number of references
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