Catalogue · 1997 CE
Hipparcos Catalogue
History of Astronomy
About the catalogue
The catalogue produced by ESA's Hipparcos mission, the first space astrometry survey, giving high-precision parallaxes, positions, and magnitudes. It established the modern distance scale of the nearby Galaxy.
Behind the catalogue
Knowledge connections
- Part ofSpace Age Astronomy
- Related toESA
- Associated withTycho-2 Catalogue
- Associated withAstrometric Star Catalogues
- Associated withFlamsteed Designation
- Associated withThe Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5)
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