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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

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission

    High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.

  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

    European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.